Legal Opinion

Simmons v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 11, 2002No. 2000-KA-02009-SCTPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

813 So.2d 710 (2002)

Byron J. SIMMONS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2000-KA-02009-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 11, 2002.

Robert M. Ryan, Thomas M. Fortner, Andre De Gruy, Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General, by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorneys for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., DIAZ AND EASLEY, JJ.

EASLEY, J., for the court.

¶ 1. Byron J. Simmons (Simmons) was indicted for the murder of Angela Wilkerson (Wilkerson). The indictment specifically charged that on or about October 12, 1998, Simmons did unlawfully and feloniously kill and murder Wilkerson with the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ballenger v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Jenkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Palmer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Givens v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007

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