DOZIER v. STATE

No. 42563.

247 Miss. 850 (1963)

157 So.2d 798

DOZIER v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 25, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William V. Murry, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

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


McELROY, J.

This is an appeal from a verdict of the Circuit Court of Forrest County, convicting Frank Dozier of manslaughter and sentencing him to ten years in the state penitentiary. The jury verdict was, "We the jury find the defendant guilty of manslaughter and ask for the leniency of the court."

The assignment of error is in reference to the requested instruction for a directed verdict, and too, the contention...

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