WATSON v. STATE

No. 55207.

483 So.2d 1326 (1986)

Elisabeth V. WATSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Corrected on Denial of Rehearing March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Romaine LeVean Richards, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen., by Catherine Walker Underwood, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J. and HAWKINS and ANDERSON, JJ.


ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

The facts of this case are unusual and very disturbing. On May 1, 1983, Hattiesburg Police officers were seeking one Chris Gnadt, a reported hit-and-run driver. During their investigation, the police inquired at the home of Gnadt's sister Elisabeth (Mrs. Wesley Watson). The Watsons said that they knew nothing about the affair or Gnadt's whereabouts. The next day, however, a Petal police officer told his Hattiesburg counterparts that...

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