791 So. 2d 895 - Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
3
states following
June 2015
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · 430 So. 2d 832 - Read v. State · 514 So. 2d 295 - Faraga v. State · 660 So. 2d 961 - Hiter v. State · United States v. Gomes
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) The driver of a motor vehicle who is given a visible or audible signal by a law enforcement officer by hand, voice, emergency light or siren directing the driver to bring his motor vehicle to a stop when such signal is given by a law enforcement officer acting in the lawful performance of duty who has a reasonable suspicion to believe that the driver in question has committed a crime, and who willfully fails to obey such direction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fíne not to. exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or. imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both. (2) Any person who is guilty of violating subsection (1) of this section by operating a motor vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a reckless or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or who so operates a motor vehicle in a manner manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, shall be guilty of a felony, .and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand. Dollars ($5,000.00), or by commitment to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, or both.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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