Russell v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
607 So.2d 1107 (1992)
Willie RUSSELL
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 90-DP-1141.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
August 12, 1992.
W.S. Stuckey, Jr., Whitman D. Mounger, Greenwood, for appellant.
Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Marvin L. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Charlene R. Pierce, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
EN BANC.
DAN M. LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
On July 18, 1989, Parchman inmate Willie Russell stabbed Correction Officer Argentra Cotton, who subsequently died from the wounds. Russell was indicted as an habitual offender for the capital crime of killing a peace officer…
Also in this document: Dissent · Lee; Dissent · Lee.
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