Austin v. State

784 So.2d 186 (2001)

Artis AUSTIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2000-KA-00234-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 3, 2001.

Thomas H. Pearson, Clarksdale, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry, for Appellee.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., SMITH and EASLEY, JJ.

PITTMAN, Chief Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This is a criminal appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi, Circuit Judge Kenneth L. Thomas, presiding, wherein Artis Austin was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The indictment alleged that…