WHEAT v. STATE

No. 54174.

435 So.2d 1180 (1983)

Kenneth William WHEAT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl B. Stegall, John F. Hester, Gulfport, for appellant.

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

Before BROOM, P.J., and ROY NOBLE LEE and BOWLING, JJ.


ROY NOBLE LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Kenneth William Wheat was found guilty in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, on a charge of capital murder. The jury was unable to agree upon his sentence and the trial judge, Honorable Ruble Griffin, sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Wheat was indicted for the capital murder of Teresa C. Hayes Mayer and Joseph M. Mayer in separate indictments. He was tried...

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