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BOOKER v. STATE

No. 54696.

449 So.2d 209 (1984)

John Earl BOOKER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis Turnage, Morris & Turnage, Cleve McDowell, Cleveland, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Tate County, wherein the appellant pled guilty to the charge of capital murder. After a trial to determine sentence, the jury rendered its unanimous verdict that the appellant should suffer the death penalty. Based upon this verdict, the trial judge sentenced Booker to death by lethal gas as provided in Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-51 (1972). It is from this...

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