COSTELLO v. STATE

No. 39368.

222 Miss. 373 (1954)

76 So.2d 246

COSTELLO v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 6, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.C. Black, Marks, for appellant.

Wm. E. Cresswell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


HALL, J.

Appellant was convicted of rape and, the jury being unable to agree as to his punishment, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.

On this appeal he assigns seven alleged errors but argues only that the evidence was insufficient to prove the crime charged and also that the verdict was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

It would serve no good purpose to set forth the evidence...

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