WHEAT v. STATE

No. 52780.

420 So.2d 229 (1982)

Kenneth William WHEAT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl B. Stegall, John F. Hester, Gulfport, Cleve McDowell, Drew, for appellant. (Attorneys have withdrawn from case.)

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before the Court En Banc.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant Kenneth William Wheat was indicted for the crime of capital murder of Joseph M. Mayer while attempting to commit the crime of robbery by the Grand Jury of the First Judicial District of Harrison County. He received a bifurcated trial before the same jury as authorized by statute and the former decisions of this Court. After the first stage of the trial, the jury returned a verdict finding appellant guilty of capital murder...

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