Williams v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
669 So.2d 44 (1996)
Jessie Derrell WILLIAMS
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 94-DP-00675-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
February 15, 1996.
Thomas M. Fortner, Jackson, for Appellant.
Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, Marvin L. White, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Jackson, for Appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, Justice, for the Court:
Jessie Derrell Williams was indicted by a Jackson County Grand Jury for the capital murder of Karen Ann Pierce, committed while he was engaged in the commission of the crime of kidnaping. Venue was transferred to Lauderdale County for trial. In December 1983, Williams was found…
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