SMITH v. STATE

No. 44322.

198 So.2d 220 (1967)

Will Allen SMITH v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Suggestion of Error Overruled May 22, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prewitt, Bullard & Braddock, Vicksburg, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


INZER, Justice.

Appellant, Will Allen Smith, was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of murder in the Circuit Court of Warren County. He was sentenced to serve a life sentence in the state penitentiary. From this sentence he appeals to this Court. We reverse and remand for a new trial because of an erroneous instruction.

The evidence in this case establishes that at about 2:30 p.m. on June 10, 1965, appellant shot and killed Mildred Mae Glidewell. Mrs...

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