Legal Opinion
Birkhead v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2011No. 2007-KA-00666-SCTPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
RANDOLPH, JUSTICE,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Richard Earl Birkhead’s motion for rehearing is denied. The previous majority opinion of this Court is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted therefor.
¶ 2. On November 21, 2003, Birkhead was indicted for the capital murder of Walter Lanier while engaged in a robbery.1
¶ 3. A four-day jury trial was conducted in the Circuit Court of Washington County. After the State rested, Birkhead moved for directed verdict, which the trial court denied. Birkhead did not testify and offered no witnesses. The jury found Birkhead guilty of capital…
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