Legal Opinion
Gilliard v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 1983No. 53959PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
428 So.2d 576 (1983)
Robert C. GILLIARD, Jr.
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 53959.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
February 16, 1983.
J. Ronald Parrish, Laurel, for appellant.
Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
ROY NOBLE LEE, Justice, for the Court:
Robert C. Gilliard, Jr. and Edwin Darby were jointly indicted in the Circuit Court of Jones County, for capital murder. A severance was granted, Gilliard entered a plea of guilty to the charge, and the trial proceeded on the sentencing phase, Honorable James D. Hester, presiding. After hearing…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by277 opinions
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