Legal Opinion
Simmons v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 2004No. 2002-DR-00196-SCTPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
869 So.2d 995 (2004)
Gary Carl SIMMONS, Jr.
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2002-DR-00196-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
January 29, 2004.
Rehearing Denied April 22, 2004.
Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel by Robert M. Ryan, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Judy T. Martin Marvin L. White, Jr., attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. Gary Carl Simmons, Jr., was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the murder of Jeffery Wolfe. Simmons was also convicted of the rape and kidnaping of Wolfe's female companion. On direct…
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