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Hawkins v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1986No. 56256PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

488 So.2d 800 (1986)

James HAWKINS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 56256.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 21, 1986.

Richard B. Lewis, Maynard, Bradley, Dees & Lewis, Clarksdale, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court.

James Hawkins was convicted in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County of murder and sentenced to serve life imprisonment in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Finding no merit under any error assigned on appeal, we affirm the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Morea v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Burkett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Jordan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Willis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Brewer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Landingham v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Holliday v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Cowart v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Hill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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