State of Mississippi v. Brandley Kevin King

Tupelo, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.



On May 11, 2023, a Lee County Circuit Court jury convicted Bradley King of second-degree murder. The circuit court sentenced him to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with ten years suspended, thirty years to serve, and five years of post-release supervision.





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CRIMINAL LAW. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. This case involves the conviction of an individual for second-degree murder, where the defendant's appeal was based on a brief submitted by counsel under Lindsey v. State, arguing there were no appealable issues, and the Court of Appeals reviewed the record and affirmed the conviction and sentence.



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. INDIGENT DEFENSE AND APPEALS. The legal procedure under Lindsey v. State requires that if an appellate counsel for an indigent defendant finds no arguable appellate issues, the counsel must certify such after a comprehensive review of the record. If no issues are identified by both the counsel and the court, the conviction may be affirmed without substantive appellate argument.



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. APPEAL REINSTATEMENT. The case discusses procedural issues concerning an appeal's dismissal due to a deficiency notice, with subsequent reinstatement following a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, resuming the appellate process.



Key Phrases Second-degree murder conviction. Mississippi Court of Appeals. Post-release supervision. Lindsey v. State compliance. Independent record review.

Affirmed