Swann v. State

806 So.2d 1111 (2002)

Ronnie Lee SWANN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2000-KA-01238-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 7, 2002.

John David Weddle, Tupelo, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, for Appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., COBB and DIAZ, JJ.

DIAZ, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This is a criminal appeal from a conviction of capital murder in the Circuit Court of Itawamba County, Mississippi, Judge Thomas J. Gardner, III, presiding. At the conclusion of a six-day bifurcated trial by jury conducted March 15-20, 1999, Ronnie Lee Swann was convicted of capital murder and…