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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 54917.

475 So.2d 1136 (1985)

Christine JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Pearson, Clarksdale, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Jack B. Lacy, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Christine Johnson was convicted by the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi, for the murder of her three-and-a-half month old son, Ceddrick, and sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

On the night of January 22, 1982, police officers were summoned to the apartment of Christine Johnson. There they found the body of Christine's 3 1/2 month old son, Ceddrick. The baby...

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