GARRISON v. STATE

No. 95-CT-00263-SCT.

726 So.2d 1144 (1998)

Melissa Laurel GARRISON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Rafferty, Gulfport, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Scott Stuart, Jackson, for Appellee.

En Banc.


ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Melissa Garrison was found guilty of murdering her mother, Betty Garrison, by a jury of the Harrison County Circuit Court on December 2, 1994. Her conviction was affirmed by a plurality of the Court of Appeals on May 20, 1997. The Court of Appeals found that the lower court properly allowed into evidence the guilty plea transcript of her older sister and co-conspirator, Shannon...

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