Legal Opinion
Cox v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 2003No. 2001-KA-01427-SCTPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
849 So.2d 1257 (2003)
Robert Lester COX
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2001-KA-01427-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 17, 2003.
David G. Hill, David L. Minyard, Oxford, attorneys for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, Smith Murphey, attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
WALLER, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. The motion for rehearing is denied. The prior opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted therefor.
¶ 2. This appeal involves a tragic tale of adultery, jealousy and murder. Robert Lester Cox's wife Marijo ("Jo Jo") had been involved in a…
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