HILL v. STATE

No. 48985.

339 So.2d 1382 (1976)

Billy Dale HILL v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified On Denial of Rehearing December 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Chandler, Calhoun City, Ottis B. Crocker, Jr., Bruce, James L. Robertson, Greenville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, P.J., and ROBERTSON and BROOM, JJ.


BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Capital murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(e) (Supp. 1976) was the offense for which Hill was convicted in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County. He appeals from the conviction and death sentence imposed upon him. The indictment charged that on September 5, 1974, he murdered Mrs. Minnie Hamilton while engaged in the commission of the crime of rape. Chief issues relate...

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