ALLEN v. STATE

No. 47153.

274 So.2d 136 (1973)

James Winford ALLEN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.C. Moynihan, Laurel, for appellant.

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


PATTERSON, Justice:

James Winford Allen was convicted of kidnapping in violation of Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated section 2238 (1956) by the Circuit Court of Jones County, Second Judicial District, and was sentenced to serve twenty years in the state penitentiary. The central issue on appeal is whether the in-court identification of the appellant by the prosecutrix was admissible in evidence.

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