Legal Opinion
Lanier v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 1988No. DP-77PublishedCited by 330 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Johnny Rufus Lanier was convicted of capital murder, and sentenced to death by lethal injection, by the Circuit Court of Covington County. Lanier appeals this verdict and sentence, assigning fourteen errors. After meticulous review of the record, we affirm as to the guilty verdict and reverse and remand for a new sentencing hearing.
FACTS
In the early morning hours of December 28, 1985, the Meridian, Mississippi Police Department received a domestic disturbance…
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