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Stevenson v. State

Supreme Court of Mississippi
Jan 25, 1978
354 So. 2d 1095 (Miss. 1978)

Opinion

No. 50123.

January 25, 1978.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Lee County, Ben Guider, J.

James E. Winfield, Vicksburg, R. Jess Brown, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ.


Arthur Lee Stevenson was convicted of the capital murder of a police officer under the provisions of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(a) (Supp. 1974), and was sentenced to death. Since the case was tried before Jackson v. State, 337 So.2d 1242 (Miss. 1976), his conviction and sentence must be reversed and the cause retried in accordance with the opinion in Jackson v. State, supra.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

PATTERSON, C.J., INZER, P.J., and ROBERTSON, SUGG, WALKER, BROOM, LEE and BOWLING, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Stevenson v. State

Supreme Court of Mississippi
Jan 25, 1978
354 So. 2d 1095 (Miss. 1978)
Case details for

Stevenson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Arthur L. STEVENSON v. STATE of Mississippi

Court:Supreme Court of Mississippi

Date published: Jan 25, 1978

Citations

354 So. 2d 1095 (Miss. 1978)

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