Windless v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseAnthony Windless was convicted by jury for the 2011 death of Charles Presley. Windless was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Windless appealed, arguing the trial court erred in instructing the jury, and that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. With respect to Windless' claim of improper jury instructions, the Supreme Court found no merit to his argument. With respect to his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the Supreme Court found it more appropriate for Windless to make his argument in a petition for post-conviction relief. The Court dismissed Windless' ineffective-assistance claim without prejudice.
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