HOLLAND v. STATE

No. 90-DP-0024.

587 So.2d 848 (1991)

Gerald James HOLLAND v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl B. Stegall, Gulfport, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Marvin L. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Charlene R. Pierce, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Cono A. Caranna, II, Dist. Atty., Gulfport, for appellee.

En Banc.


PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

In September 1986, Gulfport police arrested 49-year-old Gerald James Holland for the murder of 15-year-old Krystal D. King. The Harrison County Grand Jury subsequently indicted Holland for capital murder and the underlying felony of rape. Venue changed to Adams County, where a jury in December 1987 found Holland guilty and sentenced him to death. Holland appealed. This Court affirms the conviction, overturns...

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