Legal Opinion

Wheat v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 1982No. 52780PublishedCited by 261 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

420 So.2d 229 (1982)

Kenneth William WHEAT

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 52780.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 6, 1982.

Earl B. Stegall, John F. Hester, Gulfport, Cleve McDowell, Drew, for appellant. (Attorneys have withdrawn from case.)

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before the Court En Banc.

BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant Kenneth William Wheat was indicted for the crime of capital murder of Joseph M. Mayer while attempting to commit the crime of robbery by the Grand Jury of the First Judicial District of Harrison County.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Bullock v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Voyles v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by261 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Hansen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Ballenger v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Billiot v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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