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McCRAY v. STATE

No. 47596.

293 So.2d 807 (1974)

Leroy McCRAY v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilkins, Ellington & Latham, L.C. James, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by T.E. Childs, Jr., Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

Leroy McCray was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. He appeals from this conviction and sentence. We are of the opinion that the introduction of incompetent and prejudicial evidence by the state deprived the appellant of a fair trial, thereby necessitating reversal.

On October 8, 1972, William H. Kelly was killed during the course of an armed robbery...

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