Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 18, 2008No. 2005-KA-00915-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. William G. Scott appeals the judgment of Circuit Court of Hinds County, First Judicial District, convicting him of *876capital murder and sentencing him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Finding error, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On July 9, 2002, the assistant manager of the Cash Depot in Jackson, Mississippi, arrived at work to find Paula Din-kins, a clerk at the store, dead of an apparent gunshot wound. The investigation lead the Jackson Police…
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