Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2006No. 2003-CT-00487-SCTPublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
925 So.2d 86 (2006)
Johnny Lee JOHNSON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2003-CT-00487-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 23, 2006.
Johnny Lee Johnson, pro se.
Office of the Attorney General by Scott Stuart, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI.
CARLSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. We granted certiorari in this case because we are again confronted with certain issues which have for some time caused both this Court and the Court of Appeals to devote considerable time and energy in an effort to clarify certain sentencing laws. We attempt through this opinion to once and for all lay to…
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3Cited by57 opinions
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