Johnson v. State

475 So.2d 1136 (1985)

Christine JOHNSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54917.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 4, 1985.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1985.

Thomas H. Pearson, Clarksdale, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Jack B. Lacy, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Christine Johnson was convicted by the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi, for the murder of her three-and-a-half month old son, Ceddrick,…