SHORT v. STATE

No. 44909.

211 So.2d 545 (1968)

Richard SHORT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 10, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark, Davis & Belk, William M. Dye, Jr., Indianola, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Laurence Y. Mellen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


SMITH, Justice.

Richard Short was tried in the Circuit Court of Sunflower County upon an indictment for assault and battery with intent to murder. He was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the penitentiary. It is from that conviction and sentence that he prosecutes this appeal.

The assault, which gave rise to the prosecution, was particularly vicious and brutal. At about 9:15 on the night of June 30, 1967, a young woman was parked in her...

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