Legal Opinion

Williamson v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1976No. 48830PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

330 So.2d 272 (1976)

Milford L. WILLIAMSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48830.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 13, 1976.

E. Howard Eaton, Taylorsville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Billy Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before INZER, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the court:

The appellant appeals from the imposition of a life sentence by the Circuit Court of Smith County, Mississippi, after having been convicted of the murder of his wife.

The appellant gave a statement to investigating officers the day after the fatal shooting that he and his wife had been…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Lynumn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. Jerry Neale AlbrightCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
  3. State v. WhitlowSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
  4. State v. PadillaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Pittman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Billiot v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Cannaday v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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