Legal Opinion
Wortham v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided June 29, 2004No. 2002-KA-02135-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
883 So.2d 599 (2004)
William Lee (Willie) WORTHAM, Appellant
v.
STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.
No. 2002-KA-02135-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
June 29, 2004.
Rehearing Denied October 5, 2004.
Mack A. Bethea, Gulfport, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Jean Smith Vaughan, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
MYERS, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. William Lee (Willie) Wortham was indicted for the murders of his wife, Shirley Wortham, and her son, Lavon Buckhalter. Wortham was tried by a jury in the Circuit Court of Stone County. He was convicted on both counts and sentenced to life…
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