METTETAL v. STATE

No. 89-KA-1235.

602 So.2d 864 (1992)

Jerry Wayne METTETAL v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Bell, Oxford, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Ass't Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.


PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

Jerry Wayne Mettetal killed Joe Cosby, a Deputy Sheriff for Panola County, on September 30, 1988, and was indicted for capital murder. Mettetal's counsel filed abundant pre-trial motions, including a motion to suppress Mettetal's statement confessing the killing. The trial court denied Mettetal's motion to suppress. After a full trial, the jury found Mettetal guilty of capital murder but was unable to agree unanimously on punishment...

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