HARRISON v. STATE

No. 45482.

226 So.2d 765 (1969)

Richard HARRISON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 29, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Townsend & Young, Drew, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


PATTERSON, Justice:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Sunflower County by which the appellant, Richard Harrison, was sentenced to serve one year in the state penitentiary for the crime of escape from that institution. The primary issue to be determined is whether the trial court erred in overruling a motion of the appellant for a continuance. The basis for the motion was the reluctance of inmate witnesses to testify.

It is the opinion...

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