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Griffin v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1987No. 56136, 56241PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

504 So.2d 186 (1987)

Nathaniel GRIFFIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

Nos. 56136, 56241.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 4, 1987.

Thomas E. Royals, Royals, Hartung & Davis, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by John H. Emfinger, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Nathaniel Griffin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Hinds County. Prior to his trial, a competency hearing was held and the jury found that Griffin…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Cabello v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Cooper v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Hoops v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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