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defendant to an evidentiary hearing in Mississippi

12 Mississippi opinions name it 1 courts 2007–2019 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Mississippi courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (7)

CaseFollowedCited
Ealey v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2007 · cited in 9 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2008–2019
2 sentences

2019“It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.” Ealey v. State, 967 So. 2d 685, 691 (¶18) (Miss.

2018"It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel." Ealey v. State , 967 So.2d 685 , 691 (¶ 18) (Miss.

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Gazzier v. Stategreen
miss · 1999 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2007–2013
2 sentences

2013“It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.” Ealey v. State, 967 So.2d 685, 691 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (citing Gazzier v. State, 744 So.2d 776, 778-79 (¶ 6) (Miss.1999)).

2008"It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel." Ealey v. State, 967 So.2d 685, 691 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (citing Gazzier v. State, 744 So.2d 776, 778-79 (¶ 6) (Miss.1999)).

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Vielee v. Stategreen
miss · 1995 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2008–2013
2 sentences

2013See Ealey v. State, 967 So.2d 685, 691 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (“It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.”); see also Brooks v. State, 89 So.3d 626, 628 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2011) (holding that in PCR cases, “where a party offers only his affidavit, then his ineffective assistance of counsel claim is without merit” (quoting Vielee v. State, 653 So.2d 920, 922 (Miss.1995))).

2008"Post-conviction claims of ineffective assistance are properly dismissed where the defendant offers only his affidavit in support of his allegations." Id. (citing Vielee v. State, 653 So.2d 920, 922 (Miss.1995); Brooks v. State, 573 So.2d 1350, 1354 (Miss.1990)). ¶ 12.

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Bell v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2013 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2016–2017
2 sentences

2017A movant must also offer more than his own affidavit or bare assertion in support of his claim for ineffective assistance of counsel; this Court has held that “mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post[ ]conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.” Id. at (¶¶ 10-11). ¶ 16.

2016“It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a[PCR] claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.” Bell, 117 So.3d at 664 (¶ 11).

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Watts v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016In PCR motions, “where a party offers only his affidavit,” then his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim “is without merit.” Carson , 161 So,3d at 156 (¶ 3) (citing Watts v. State, 97 So.3d 722, 726 (¶ 12) (Miss.Ct.App.2012)); see also Miss.Code Ann. § 99-39-23(7) (Rev.2015) (PCR movant has the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that he is entitled to relief).

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Brooks v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2011 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013See Ealey v. State, 967 So.2d 685, 691 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (“It is firmly established that mere allegations are insufficient to entitle a defendant to an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.”); see also Brooks v. State, 89 So.3d 626, 628 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2011) (holding that in PCR cases, “where a party offers only his affidavit, then his ineffective assistance of counsel claim is without merit” (quoting Vielee v. State, 653 So.2d 920, 922 (Miss.1995))).

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Brooks v. Stategreen
miss · 1990 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
1 sentence

2008"Post-conviction claims of ineffective assistance are properly dismissed where the defendant offers only his affidavit in support of his allegations." Id. (citing Vielee v. State, 653 So.2d 920, 922 (Miss.1995); Brooks v. State, 573 So.2d 1350, 1354 (Miss.1990)). ¶ 12.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Robertson v. State green
miss · 1996
1 sentence

2007Gazzier, 744 So.2d at 778-79 (¶ 6) (citing Robertson v. State, 669 So.2d 11 (Miss. 1996)).

12007–2007

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-11 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NJ 202 (2016–2026) WI 23 (1990–2026) IL 19 (1975–2024) MS 12 (2007–2019) CO 5 (1971–2024) CT 3 (2009–2025) MO 2 (1968–1992) IA 2 (1982–2014) FL 2 (1980–2016) MN 2 (2004–2010) NM 2 (2013–2013) MA 2 (1991–2008)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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