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Pittman v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1974No. 47915PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

297 So.2d 888 (1974)

Lanell PITTMAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47915.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 15, 1974.

Singley & Morgan, Columbia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

SUGG, Justice:

Lanell Pittman was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County for the murder of Enoch Watson and sentenced to serve a life term in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Pittman's defense was that the homicide was justifiable under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-15(f) (1972) in that he acted in necessary self-defense when he killed…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. State v. MarquardtSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
  2. Peterson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Carter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Averitt v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Gray v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Cannaday v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  4. White v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Wilcher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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