914 So. 2d 260 - McBride v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[ W]hile it is conceivable that under the facts of a particular case, this Court might find that a lawyer’s performance was so deficient, and so prejudicial to the defendant that the defendant’s fundamental constitutional rights were violated. However, [we have] never held that merely raising a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is sufficient to surmount the procedural bar.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carroll v. State · 16 So. 3d 74 - Crosby v. State

2. “Came on this cause this day for hearing, the Defendant being before the Court in person and with his [sic] attorney Honorable LUANNE THOMPSON, said Defendant being before this Court on a charge of POSSESSION OF COCAINE, on indictment against him/her and having entered a plea of not guilty to said charge on a former day in this Court, Defendant, ANNIE WALTON IVORY, withdraws his [sic] former plea of not guilty and enters a plea of guilty as charged, said plea is accepted by the Court, the Court finding that said plea is voluntarily and understandingly entered by the Defendant[.] IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Defendant be sentenced to serve a term of SIXTEEN (16) year(s), in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The Defendant is to be placed in the Intensive Supervision/House Arrest Program pursuant to § 47-5-1001 through XX-X-XXXX of the Mississippi Code and the Court retains the right of jurisdiction for a period of one (1) year. Said sentence is conditioned upon the Defendant agreeing and complying with all of the conditions outlined in the Intensive Supervision Agreement as provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. If the Defendant should fail to successfully complete the Intensive Supervision Program, the Mississippi Department of Corrections may, without further orders of this Court, place the Defendant in whatever Mississippi Department of Corrections facility deemed appropriate to complete the said sentence. Upon completion o”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 999 So. 2d 420 - Ivory v. State

3. “Excepted from this three-year statute of limitations are those cases in which the prisoner can demonstrate either that there has been an intervening decision of the Supreme Court of either the State of Mississippi or the United States which would have actually adversely affected the outcome of his conviction or sentence or that he has evidence, not reasonably discoverable at the time of trial, which is of such nature that it would be practically conclusive that had such been introduced at trial it would have caused a different result in the conviction or sentence. Likewise excepted are those cases in which the prisoner claims that his sentence has expired or Ms probation, parole or conditional release has been unlawfully revoked.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McLaurin v. State