EVANS v. STATE

No. 47156.

275 So.2d 83 (1973)

Calvin EVANS, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Buckley & Ford, Laurel, for appellant.

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


INZER, Justice:

Appellant Calvin Evans, Jr., was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Jasper County of the crime of murder in the killing of Julia N. Cooley. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We affirm.

On December 25, 1970, Julia N. Cooley was killed at her home in Vossburg. She was about 93 years of age and lived alone. Her body was discovered by a neighbor. Sheriff...

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