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LODEN v. STATE

Nos. 2002-DP-00282-SCT, 2006-CA-00432-SCT.

971 So.2d 548 (2007)

Thomas Edwin LODEN, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi. Thomas Edwin Loden, Jr. v. State of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of Capital Defense Counsel by Andre De Gruy, Stacy P. Ferraro, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Marvin L. White, Jr., Jason Lewis Davis, attorneys for appellee.

Thomas Edwin Loden, Jr., pro se.

EN BANC.

RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Late in the evening on June 22, 2000, Thomas E. Loden, Jr. ("Loden") kidnapped sixteen-year-old Leesa Marie Gray ("Leesa"). Over the next four hours, Loden repeatedly raped and sexually battered Leesa, videotaping portions of the sadistic acts, before murdering her by way of suffocation and manual strangulation. Following his arrest, Loden was indicted for capital murder, rape, and four counts of sexual battery. On September...

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