Global InformationAttina Marie Cannaday information
Attina Marie Cannaday | |
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| Born | September 8, 1965 |
| Criminal status | Guilty (conviction upheld but sentence reversed in 1984) |
| Criminal charge | Robbery, kidnapping, homicide |
| Details | |
| Victims | USAF Sergeant Ronald Wojcik |
Attina Marie Cannaday (born September 8, 1965) was charged with robbery, kidnapping, and homicide and is the inspiration for the film Too Young to Die? She was convicted of the kidnap and murder of U.S. Air Force Sergeant Ronald Wojcik and was initially sentenced to death. The guilty verdict was upheld, but the sentence was reversed in 1984, Cannaday v. State, 455 So.2d 713, 720 (Miss. 1984). Cannaday was re-sentenced to one life sentence and two 25-year sentences at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.[1][2] She was released on parole on March 9, 2008.[3][4]
- ^ "Laurel Leader Call Newspaper Archives, Defendant Watched The Events". Associated Press. GULFPORT, Miss.: NewspaperArchive.com. Laurel Leader Call (Newspaper). 23 September 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Attina Marie CANNADAY v. STATE of Mississippi". scholar.google.com. Supreme Court of Mississippi. 16 May 1984. pp. 715–727. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Baker, David V. (2015). Women and Capital Punishment in the United States: An Analytical History. McFarland. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9780786499502. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Dendinger, Julia M. (21 March 2017). "Belen High School students hear real stories about dangers of DWI". Staff. Belen, New Mexico: Valencia County News-Bulletin. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
She was paroled in 2008 and now reports regularly to the New Mexico Adult Probation and Parole Department.