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SANDERS v. STATE

No. 41295.

237 Miss. 772 (1959)

115 So.2d 145

SANDERS v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 26, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prewitt & Bullard, Vicksburg, for appellant.

G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

ETHRIDGE, J.

Appellant, Willie Sanders, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Warren County of manslaughter, for the killing of Jimmie Lee Carter, and was sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary. There were several witnesses for the State who saw Sanders shoot him, and the conviction was amply supported by the evidence. The principal defense was insanity, which was submitted to the jury. However, we have concluded...

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