Getting Direct with Circumstantial Evidence: Nevels v. State (Miss. 2021)
By: Jaime Weida To sustain a criminal conviction in Mississippi, the State must prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but does the burden…
Category: Criminal Law
Shot and Free but Still Seized: Torres v. Madrid’s Clarification of Fourth Amendment Seizures of Persons
Written by: McKenna Stone Cloud For the past thirty years, the legal community has been puzzled over what amounts to a “seizure” of a person…
Harness v. Hosemann: Does § 241 of the Mississippi Constitution Violate the Fourteenth Amendment?
Written by: Katelyn Pearson Summary of the Case Roy Harness and Kamel Karriem, as a result of their convictions of crimes under § 241 of…
Jones v. Mississippi: MC Law Graduate Argues Case Regarding Mandatory Juvenile Life Sentences Before Supreme Court
Written By: Megan Rogers-Hasie Summary of the Case In August of 2004, Brett Jones, Jr., then fifteen years old, was living with his grandparents, Madge…
