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STATE v. RUSSELL

No. 2015-KA-00245-SCT.

238 So.3d 1105 (2017)

STATE of Mississippi v. Willie C. RUSSELL a/k/a Willie Russell a/k/a William C. Russell.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Modified on Denial of Rehearing April 12, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY: LADONNA C. HOLLAND

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: RICHARD JOHN BOURKE , DAVID PAUL VOISIN

EN BANC.

¶ 1. A jury sentenced Willie C. Russell to death for murdering a correctional officer. Russell later claimed he was intellectually disabled and thus could not be executed under Atkins v. Virginia.1 In 2014, the trial court set an Atkins hearing to determine if Russell...

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