WEATHERSPOON v. STATE

No. 46051.

243 So.2d 53 (1971)

Jimmie WEATHERSPOON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Dale, III, Columbus, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


INZER, Justice:

Appellant Jimmie Weatherspoon was indicted, tried and convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County. He was sentenced to serve a term of fifteen years in the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We affirm.

The only assignment of error is that the verdict of the jury is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

Late in the afternoon of January 20, 1969, appellant shot and killed...

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