SCOTT v. STATE

No. 44978.

214 So.2d 810 (1968)

Melvin L. SCOTT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 21, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex B. Gates, Rosedale, for appellant.

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


ROBERTSON, Justice:

The appellant, Melvin L. Scott, was convicted of the crime of robbery in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Bolivar County, Mississippi, and was sentenced to serve a term of twelve years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

The only defense that the appellant made was that he was not in Malvina, Mississippi, at 9 p.m. on September 16, 1967, but was in Gunnison at that time making the rounds of cafes, pool halls and beer...

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