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LANIER v. STATE

No. DP-77.

533 So.2d 473 (1988)

Johnny Rufus LANIER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl P. Jordan, Jr., Meridian, Raymond L. Falls, Jr., Marshall Cox, John G. Hutchinson, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for appellant.

Mike Moore, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Felicia C. Adams and Donald G. Barlow, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, Charles W. Wright, Dist. Atty., Meridian, for appellee.

En Banc.

ZUCCARO, Justice, for the Court:

Johnny Rufus Lanier was convicted of capital murder, and sentenced to death by lethal injection, by the Circuit Court of Covington County. Lanier appeals this verdict and sentence, assigning fourteen errors. After meticulous review of the record, we affirm as to the guilty verdict and reverse and remand for a new sentencing hearing.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of December 28, 1985, the Meridian, Mississippi Police...

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