Opinion ID: 1778569
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant's challenges to mississippi's capital murder statutes?

Text: ¶ 12. Woodward filed several pre-trial motions challenging the validity of Mississippi's capital murder statutes, all of which were denied. On appeal, Woodward contends that Mississippi's capital murder statutes are unconstitutional because capital punishment is cruel and unusual. He also argues that the imposition of capital punishment is inherently capricious. ¶ 13. [T]his Court has previously determined that Mississippi's capital sentencing scheme, as a whole, is constitutional. Lockett v. State, 614 So.2d 888, 897 (Miss.1992) (citing Billiot v. State, 454 So.2d 445 (Miss. 1984); Smith v. State, 419 So.2d 563 (Miss. 1982); Jones v. State, 381 So.2d 983 (Miss. 1980); Coleman v. State, 378 So.2d 640 (Miss. 1979)). Therefore, Woodward's argument is without merit.