Legal Opinion
Williamson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1987No. DP-63PublishedCited by 316 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
512 So.2d 868 (1987)
Cecilia Ann WILLIAMSON, a/k/a Cookie Williamson
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. DP-63.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
August 12, 1987.
Peggy A. Jones, Warren & Jones, Holly Springs, Kenneth J. Rose, Jackson, for appellant.
Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:
Cecilia Ann Williamson was indicted and tried for the capital murder of her husband, James Williamson. A jury found her guilty as charged and sentenced her to death. However, because Cecilia Williamson was denied her…
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