Berry v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
703 So.2d 269 (1997)
Earl Wesley BERRY
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 93-DP-00059-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
November 20, 1997.
David O. Bell, Oxford, Charles R. Lewis, Jr., Louisville, for appellant.
Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, Marvin L. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
Part One:
MILLS, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. On March 1, 1988, the Chickasaw County grand jury indicted Earl Wesley Berry for the kidnapping and murder of Mary Bounds in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19(2)(e). Berry was also charged with being an habitual offender in violation of Miss.…
Also in this document: Concurrence · Prather; Concurrence · McRAE; Dissent.
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