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JOINER v. STATE

No. 46823.

261 So.2d 791 (1972)

Leola JOINER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 8, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence Y. Mellen, Gerald H. Jacks, Cleveland, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Edwin A. Snyder, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice:

Leola Joiner was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Bolivar County. She was sentenced to serve a term of 12 years in the penitentiary. This appeal is from that conviction and sentence.

Appellant and her victim, Ernest Griffin, had been living together for some time, although not married, and she had borne a child by him. On the night of the homicide, both appellant...

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