Legal Opinion
Pruett v. Thigpen
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided March 21, 1986No. EC84-31-LSPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SENTER, Chief Judge.
Presently before the court is Marion Albert Pruett’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. On November 2, 1981, Marion Albert Pruett was indicted by the Grand Jury of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, for the September 17, 1981, capital murder of Opal H. Lowe, a/k/a Peggy Lowe. Venue was moved to Lowndes County, Mississippi, and in a bifurcated trial, as required by state statute, petitioner was found guilty of the crime of capital murder and sentenced to death. Mr. Pruett perfected a timely appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court…
2Cases cited80 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Wheeler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Romano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Marion Albert Pruett v. Larry Norris, Marion Albert Pruett v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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