Reed v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseDefendant Jermaine Reed was convicted by jury of aggravated assault of his ex-girlfriend. He had been adjudicated a violent habitual offender, and sentenced to life without parole. On appeal, defendant challenged his conviction and sentence. Defendant's appellate counsel filed a "Lindsey" brief, but defendant proceeded pro se. He argued that he received ineffective assistance of counsel throughout all stages of his trial; that the trial court erred in denying a pretrial mental health examination; and that the State amended his indictment out of vindictiveness. Finding no error or ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, the Supreme Court affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.