Legal Opinion
Stevens v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 2003No. 2002-DR-00939-SCTPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
867 So.2d 219 (2003)
Benny Joe STEVENS
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2002-DR-00939-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
December 11, 2003.
Rehearing Denied March 18, 2004.
Robert M. Ryan, Jackson, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Judy T. Martin, Marvin L. White, Jr., attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
EASLEY, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. Benny Joe Stevens was charged with the shooting deaths of his ex-wife, her husband and two children. Stevens was convicted of four counts of capital murder on December 4, 1999, and sentenced to death on all four counts. The convictions and sentences…
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