Daniels v. State

742 So.2d 1140 (1999)

Richard DANIELS, Jr. a/k/a `Bug'

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 06241999.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 24, 1999.

Azki Shah, Clarksdale, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE SULLIVAN, P.J., McRAE AND MILLS, JJ.

MILLS, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Richard Daniels, Jr., A/K/A "Bug", was convicted and sentenced in the Coahoma County Circuit Court for the crime of capital rape in violation of Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-65 (1994). He was sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment in an institution…