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McDONALD v. STATE

No. 47484.

285 So.2d 177 (1973)

J.C. McDONALD v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 5, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alford & Mars, Philadelphia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

BROOM, Justice:

The appellant, J.C. McDonald, has appealed after being convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill and murder Jimmy Hawkins. Admittedly, the appellant shot Hawkins but the appellant pleaded self-defense as a legal justification. Trial was in the Circuit Court of Neshoba County, which court sentenced the appellant to a term of ten years in the state penitentiary. Any narration of the facts is not necessary here. The dialogue (questions and...

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