SULLIVAN v. STATE

No. 46545.

254 So.2d 762 (1971)

Eddie SULLIVAN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Travis Buckley, Laurel, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

Appellant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jasper County of the felonious possession of burglary tools. He was sentenced to a term of three years in the state penitentiary, and he appeals here.

We reverse and discharge because of the failure of the testimony to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of defendant. Section 2044, Mississippi Code of 1942 Annotated (1957) reads, as follows:

It is unlawful for any person to...

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