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DOWNEY v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-00815-COA.

144 So.3d 169 (2013)

Nancy DOWNEY a/k/a Nancy Pruitt Downey a/k/a "Cookie", Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Anthony Piazza , Justin Taylor Cook , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts , attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, C.J., BARNES and ISHEE, JJ.

BARNES, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. On July 22, 2009, the Jones County Sheriff's Department arrived at a house fire to find the home fully engulfed. Witnesses stated that before the fire, they had seen Nancy Downey walking away from the home and carrying a large, full bag. Deputy James Atkins went to the nearby home of Marvin Pruitt, Downey's brother, to investigate. Downey and another woman answered the door. Downey lied to the deputy, claiming the other woman was...

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