Legal Opinion
Spry v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 2001No. 2001-CP-00416-SCTPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
796 So.2d 229 (2001)
William M. SPRY
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2001-CP-00416-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
October 4, 2001.
William M. Spry, Appellant Pro Se.
Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts, for Appellee.
Before PITTMAN, C.J., COBB and DIAZ, JJ.
PITTMAN, Chief Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. William Spry ("Spry") was indicted for burglary of an occupied dwelling and two counts of aggravated assault. In exchange for the State's not pursuing a sentence of life imprisonment without parole as a habitual offender, Spry pled guilty before the Circuit Court of Alcorn County. Spry…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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