Washington v. State
| Docket Number: | 2008-KA-00947-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 09-21-2010 Opinion Author: Lee, P.J. Holding: Affirmed. |
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Topic: Manslaughter - Photographs Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Date of Trial Judgment: 05-22-2008 Appealed from: Holmes County Circuit Court Judge: Jannie M. Lewis Disposition: CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER AND SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS District Attorney: James H. Powell, III Case Number: 11,715 |
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| Appellant: | Windell Washington |
LATRICE WESTBROOKS |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: W. GLENN WATTS | ||
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| Topic: | Manslaughter - Photographs |
| Summary of the Facts: | Windell Washington was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Washington argues that the trial court erred in allowing prejudicial photographs of the victim to be admitted into evidence, because Washington did not contest the identification of the victim. A photograph will be admissible if it has an evidentiary purpose, regardless of whether it is gruesome or inflammatory. Washington claimed that he only shot the victim three times, but the photographs show that the victim was hit six times. Thus, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting these photographs into evidence. |
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