Gullett v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
523 So.2d 296 (1988)
John Tailer GULLETT, III
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 57119.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
February 24, 1988.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 4, 1988.
Richard J. Lee, Wilroy, Lee & Scott, Hernando, for appellant.
Edwin Lloyd Pittman and Mike Moore, Attys. Gen. by DeWitt Allred, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
I
Today's is a case of overkill. Miffed at a prior acquittal in a capital murder trial, the prosecution sought and obtained a perjury indictment against an important defense witness. Then, in its zeal to get even…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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