Legal Opinion

Wiley v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 4, 1984No. 54642PublishedCited by 273 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

449 So.2d 756 (1984)

William WILEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54642.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 4, 1984.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1984.

James D. Franks, Hernando, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

EN BANC.

PART I

GUILT PHASE

ROY NOBLE LEE, Justice, for the Court:

William Wiley was indicted and tried in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County, Honorable Andrew C. Baker, presiding, on a charge of capital murder. In a bifurcated trial, he was found guilty of capital murder and was sentenced by the jury to suffer the death penalty. He…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Hill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by273 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. JenkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1984
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  4. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Sawyer v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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