Wansley v. State

339 So.2d 989 (1976)

Karl Anthony WANSLEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49118.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 30, 1976.

John R. Poole, Percy Stanfield, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by John C. Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before INZER, SMITH and BROOM, JJ.

SMITH, Justice, for the Court:

Karl Anthony Wansley, a sixteen year old minor, was convicted of the capital murder of Emma Seals under the provisions of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(e) (Supp. 1976) and sentenced to death.

The validity of the statute under which Wansley was…