CROWDER v. STATE

No. 45920.

239 So.2d 920 (1970)

John CROWDER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 5, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Kelley, Jackson, Gary L. Carnathan, Tupelo, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Velia Ann Mayer, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

John Crowder, appellant, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Lee County of assault and battery with intent to kill and murder Roy Lockridge, and was sentenced to serve a term of five years in the state penitentiary.

The great weight of the evidence supports the jury's finding of guilt. Crowder and Lockridge both worked at an industrial plant in Tupelo. Crowder and Floyd had been having mutual trouble for some time. Lockridge, who...

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