PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:
On the evening of March 21, 1980, Ricky Alexander died after being stabbed by Freddy King. King was tried for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to fifteen years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections with seven years suspended. He appeals from this action by the Circuit Court of Alcorn County, and assigns for reversal the introduction of a photograph of the deceased which he contends prejudiced the jury...
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