Watson v. State

483 So.2d 1326 (1986)

Elisabeth V. WATSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55207.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 29, 1986.

As Corrected on Denial of Rehearing March 12, 1986.

Romaine LeVean Richards, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen., by Catherine Walker Underwood, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J. and HAWKINS and ANDERSON, JJ.

ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

The facts of this case are unusual and very disturbing. On May 1, 1983, Hattiesburg Police officers were seeking one Chris Gnadt, a reported…