Templeton v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
725 So.2d 764 (1998)
Billy Joe TEMPLETON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 97-CA-00477-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
April 30, 1998.
Rehearing Denied August 6, 1998.
Billy Joe Templeton, Parchman, Appellant, pro se.
Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Billy L. Gore, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Billy Joe Templeton sought a plea bargain with the district attorney to avoid the death penalty. Templeton elected to plead guilty to the murder of Martha S. Jones during the commission of burglary in violation of Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-19(2)(e) in…
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