Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 2002No. 2000-KA-00310-SCTPublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
818 So.2d 335 (2002)
Alvin THOMAS, II
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2000-KA-00310-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
April 4, 2002.
Rehearing Denied June 13, 2002.
William C. Stennett, Tupelo, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, III, attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, P.J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Alvin Thomas, II was indicted for the murder of William Powe. Following a trial in the Chickasaw County Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. On April 27, 1999, the Circuit Judge Henry L. Lackey sentenced Thomas to life…
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