Booker v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
449 So.2d 209 (1984)
John Earl BOOKER
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 54696.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 21, 1984.
Rehearing Denied April 18, 1984.
Ellis Turnage, Morris & Turnage, Cleve McDowell, Cleveland, for appellant.
Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
I
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Tate County, wherein the appellant pled guilty to the charge of capital murder. After a trial to determine sentence, the jury rendered its unanimous verdict that the appellant should suffer the death…
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