Legal Opinion
Brooks v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 2000No. 1998-KA-01111-SCTPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
763 So.2d 859 (2000)
Terry Allen BROOKS
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 1998-KA-01111-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 22, 2000.
Leland H. Jones, III, Greenwood, Attorney for Appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry, Attorney for Appellee.
EN BANC.
PRATHER, Chief Justice, for the Court:
STATEMENT OF FACTS AND CASE
¶ 1. On the night of August 18, 1997, Keith Williams ("Williams") was shot and killed outside the Rising Sun apartments in Greenwood. Deputy Charlie Cooley of the Leflore County Sheriff's Department testified that he was patrolling in the area when he heard a cry for help,…
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