Fairley v. State

467 So.2d 894 (1985)

Otis Lee FAIRLEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54567.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 13, 1985.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1985.

Isaac K. Byrd, Jr., Owens & Byrd, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Carolyn B. Mills, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and PRATHER, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Covington County wherein the appellant, Otis Lee Fairley, was indicted and tried for the capital murder of Mississippi Highway Patrolman Billy Langham. A jury found…