DAVIS v. STATE

No. 42117.

243 Miss. 230 (1962)

138 So.2d 295

DAVIS v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 5, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Lee, Lester F. Williamson, Howard R. Pigford, Meridian, for appellant.

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


McGEHEE, C.J.

The appellant, Willie J. Davis, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Scott County for the crime of manslaughter, and sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the state penitentiary.

Under Section 1963, Code of 1942, it is required that the Supreme Court shall render an opinion in writing in all felonies where the punishment prescribed is ten years or more.

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