Legal Opinion

Williard v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided April 3, 2012No. 2010-KA-00927-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Adrian Williard appeals his conviction and sentence for capital murder and aggravated assault from the Hinds County Circuit Court. Williard was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Williard appeals, claiming that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress statements he allegedly made prior to receiving Miranda1 warnings. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

*344FACTS

¶ 2. On March 16, 2008, Officer Samuel Gardner of the Jackson Police Department (JPD) arrested Williard in connection with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Nicholson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Wade v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. McCarty v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989

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