CUMMINGS v. STATE

No. 47055.

271 So.2d 407 (1972)

William Andrew CUMMINGS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy & Dowdy, McComb, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by J.B. Garretty, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


RODGERS, Presiding Justice.

The appellant was charged with murder by indictment of the Grand Jury of Amite County, Mississippi, for the alleged killing of Lonnie Simpson, Jr. The charge was reduced to manslaughter at the end of the state's testimony. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the trial judge sentenced defendant to serve a term of twelve (12) years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. He has appealed to...

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