Williams v. State

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Following a jury trial, Willie L. Williams, Jr., was convicted of attempted armed robbery and sentenced to fifteen years’ incarceration with ten years to serve. Finding that the trial court erred by refusing a cautionary jury instruction on accomplice testimony, we reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

Facts

¶ 2. Stephanie Cannon owned and operated Stephanie’s Discount Store in Rule-ville, Mississippi. On March 22, 2007, she was working in her store when a young man entered and inquired about a certain brand of jeans. Moments later, another man, his…