WEISSINGER v. STATE

No. 45207.

218 So.2d 432 (1969)

James Scott WEISSINGER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garner, Whitten, May & Garner, Hernando, for appellant.

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


ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

James Scott Weissinger, appellant, was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County, and was sentenced to serve a term of twelve years in the penitentiary. We affirm.

The evidence was ample to sustain the conviction. On the night of January 12, 1968, three Marines traveling through Hernando, Mississippi, stopped at the Hernando Motel to inquire about a room for the night. While looking for...

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