WALLACE v. STATE

No. 43838.

183 So.2d 525 (1966)

James WALLACE, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 28, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fountain D. Dawson, Greenville, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by R. Hugo Newcomb, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


PATTERSON, Justice.

Defendant was indicted for murder in Washington County. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to the state penitentiary for a period of three years. He appeals to this Court, assigning as error the following:

(1) The court erred in allowing Carrie Wallace to testify over the objections of the defendant on the grounds that she was the wife of the defendant.

(2) The court erred in denying defendant's motion for a directed...

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