Griste v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms manslaughter conviction
Case Alexandria Marie Griste a/k/a Alexandria Griste a/k/a Alexandria Walker Griste v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals […]
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Snowden v. State of Mississippi — Court of Appeals affirms denial of untimely post-conviction challenge
Case Garry William Snowden a/k/a William Snowden v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge EMFINGER (Tate Reeves,
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Collins v. State — Affirmed second-degree murder conviction; left ineffective-assistance claims for post-conviction review
Case Octavius Collins a/k/a Octavis Collins a/k/a Octavious Collins a/k/a Octavius Monroe Collins v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court
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Brown v. State — affirmed murder and firearm convictions, rejecting Batson and severance challenges
Case Christopher Jerome Brown a/k/a Christopher Brown v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Carlton (appointment info
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Donald Wilson v. State of Mississippi — Mississippi Court of Appeals vacates murder and firearm possession convictions due to fatally defective indictment
Case Donald Wilson v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge BARNES, C.J. (appointment info not available) Date
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Walley v. State — Mississippi Court Affirms Forgery and Identity Theft Conviction, Upholding Exclusion of Victim’s Prior Bad Acts
Case Magen Cheyanne Walley a/k/a Megen Walley v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge LAWRENCE, J. (appointment
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Gallion — affirmed manslaughter conviction and 20-year sentence
Case Otha Gallion v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge WILSON (appointment info not available) Date Decided
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Wilson v. State — Affirmed felony child-abuse conviction and 30-year sentence
Case Timothy Warren Wilson a/k/a Timothy Wilson v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge EMFINGER (Tate Reeves,
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Lewis v. State — affirmed denial of post-conviction relief because Lewis’s admitted Georgia felony permitted revocation of his post-release supervision despite delay
Case James Scott Lewis v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge WEDDLE (Tate Reeves, 2024) Date Decided
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Norris v. Mississippi — Court reverses revocation of post-release supervision, holding DUI misdemeanor is a technical violation, not grounds for PRS revocation
Case Byron Wendell Norris a/k/a Byron Norris v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge BARNES (Haley Barbour,
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Gwin v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms dual assault convictions arising from CPS child removal incident
Case Breonna Gwin v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge BARNES (Haley Barbour, 2004) Date Decided June
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Sanders v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms twelve counts of sexual battery conviction, rejecting indictment notice, double jeopardy, and weight-of-evidence challenges
Case Robert Earl Sanders a/k/a Robert Sanders v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge WEDDLE (Tate Reeves,
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Lavant v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms drug trafficking conviction, finding no error in excluding undisclosed impeachment evidence
Case Regio Darrell Lavant a/k/a Regio Lavant v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge WEDDLE (Tate Reeves,
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Barnett v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms second-degree murder conviction, rejecting sufficiency and self-defense challenges
Case Cynthia Barnett v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge LASSITTER ST. PÉ (elected 2025) Date Decided
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Howard v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms convictions and three life sentences for statutory rape, sexual battery, and child molestation
Case Duane Lamar Howard, Jr. a/k/a Duane Howard a/k/a Duane L. Howard, Jr. v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court
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Marshall v. Mississippi — Court reverses murder conviction after trial court improperly excluded evidence of alternate suspect’s motive
Case Jacqueze Marshall v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge LASSITTER ST. PÉ (elected 2025) Date Decided
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Quintana v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms conviction, holds trial court did not abuse discretion in denying mistrial after spectators gestured to child witness
Case Joshua Lewis Quintana a/k/a Joshua L. Quintana a/k/a Joshua Quintana v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals
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Johnson v. State — Mississippi Court of Appeals affirms convictions and sentences for burglary and attempted capital murder of law enforcement officers
Case Troy Prenell Johnson a/k/a Troy P. Johnson a/k/a Troy Johnson v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals