STEVENS v. STATE

No. 45739.

232 So.2d 730 (1970)

Earnest Elmo STEVENS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKenzie & Kemp, Ashland, for appellant.

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


JONES, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of grand larceny in the Circuit Court of Union County, Mississippi, from which conviction he appeals, arguing two propositions:

The first is that the trial court erred in overruling a motion by appellant for continuance on the basis of surprise following an amendment to the indictment. The indictment originally charged the theft of many articles of personal property.

At the trial, the district attorney asked...

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