JONES v. STATE

No. 39370.

222 Miss. 387 (1954)

76 So.2d 201

JONES v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 6, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.M. Travis, Heidelberg, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


HALL, J.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of Will Roy Carter and, on the verdict of the jury, was sentenced to the penitentiary for life, from which he appeals.

The killing occurred on a Saturday night at the dwelling house of Annie Sanders about two miles east of Heidelberg and near Highway No. 11. On the same premises where the killing occurred and about 45 feet from her dwelling house Annie operated a cafe...

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