Williams v. State

GRIFFIS, P. J„ for the Court:

¶ 1. In February 1995, Douglas Williams was convicted for the murders of Doris Marie Williamson, Harold Williamson, and Hosea Williamson. Williams was sentenced to serve three consecutive life sentences. Williams’s direct appeal was affirmed. Williams v. State, 700 So.2d 338 (Miss.Ct.App.1997).

¶ 2. On November 1, 2010, Williams commenced this action by filing a “Motion for an Order of Disinterment for Autopsy.” Williams sought a court order to exhume the bodies of his three victims. Williams claimed that he sought the autopsies as a concerned citizen. He stated…