Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 1978No. 50401PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
361 So.2d 61 (1978)
Johnny Lewis WASHINGTON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 50401.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 12, 1978.
C. Darrell Reeves, Columbus, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
EN BANC.
ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
Johnny Lewis Washington was indicted, and tried on May 24, 25 and 26, 1977, in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Mississippi, for the capital murder of J.K. Woods.
A bifurcated trial was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Mississippi Code Annotated sections 99-19-101 and 99-19-103…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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