Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 2001PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

803 So.2d 1159 (2001)

James WILLIAMS a/k/a James A. Williams a/k/a Muggy Williams

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 31, 2001.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 2002.

Leslie Roussel, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Scott Stuart, Jackson, Attorneys for Appellee.

EN BANC.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

SMITH, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. James "Muggy" Williams was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Greene County for the murder of Johnny Powe and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Court of Appeals. This Court…

Also in this document: Dissent · Banks; Dissent · McRAE.

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Fisher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Heidel v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Gossett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Collins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Robinson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Montana v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Harris v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Thorson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
  5. Lorenzo Hull v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015

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