Johnson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
476 So.2d 1195 (1985)
Leon JOHNSON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 55937.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
September 25, 1985.
J. Richard Barry, Bourdeaux & Jones, Meridian, Joseph W. Hutchinson, III, Butler, Ala., for appellant.
Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Williams S. Boyd, III and Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, Charles Wright, Meridian, for appellee.
En Banc.
Leon Johnson was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County for capital murder. In a bifurcated trial, Johnson was found guilty of capital murder in the guilt phase and the case proceeded into the sentencing phase…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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