The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down two opinions today. One is a PCR case and the other is a direct appeal of a felony conviction. Not much to upsell today.
Harris v. State, 2024-CA-00231-COA (Civil – PCR)
Affirming denial of PCR motion, holding that the ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim lacked merit.
(10-0)
McGee v. State, 2023-KA-00083-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by allowing evidence of his prior arrest, that the conviction was supported by sufficient evidence, that the claim that the indictment was procedurally barred because it was not raised in the trial court, that the search of the defendant’s car was not illegal, and that the defendant was not subject to an ex post facto violation.
(8-2-0: McDonald concurred in part and in the result without writing; Westbrooks concurred in the result only without writing)
Other Orders
- Fox v. State, 2023-KA-00596-COA (denying rehearing)
- Young v. Martin, 2023-CA-00980-COA (denying rehearing)
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