MURPHY v. STATE

No. 45764.

239 So.2d 162 (1970)

Carl MURPHY, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray L. Williams, Water Valley, Scribner & Brewer, Tupelo, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Wade H. Creekmore, Jr., and James H. Creekmore, Special Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Justice:

The appellant, Carl Murphy, Jr., was indicted by the Lee County Grand Jury for the unlawful possession of whiskey for the purpose of resale without a license. After a full trial, the jury returned a verdict of "Guilty as Charged," and the appellant was sentenced to serve six months in the county jail and to pay a fine of $500 and all costs.

There were twelve assignments of error. We deem it necessary to discuss only two of these assignments...

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