Legal Opinion
Brandy Nicole Williams v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided December 2, 2014No. 2012-KA-01839-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIS, P.J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Brandy Williams was convicted of the capital murder of George County Sheriff Garry Welford, in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(a) (Rev.2014). We find reversible error on an evidentiary ruling and a jury instruction. We reverse Williams’s conviction and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
¶2. On July 21, 2010, George County Sheriff Garry Welford was killed when a pickup truck ran over him. Although it is disputed who was driving the truck at the time it killed Sheriff Welford, Chris Baxter and Williams occupied the truck. Both were indicted…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Christopher Lee Baxter v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
- Michael Ray Fontaine v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
- Augusta Hughes v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
- Brandy Nicole Williams v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
- Christopher Lee Baxter v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
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