Thibodeaux v. State

652 So.2d 153 (1995)

Joseph A. THIBODEAUX, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 91-KA-01006-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 9, 1995.

Stanford Young, Waynesboro, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and PITTMAN and SMITH, JJ.

SMITH, Justice, for the Court:

Joseph A. Thibodeaux, Jr. was indicted and tried in Wayne County Circuit Court for the offense of capital murder of Hilton [Ike] Shoemake, a game warden in Wayne County. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder. Thibodeaux was sentenced to…