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HANKINS v. STATE

No. 47617.

288 So.2d 866 (1974)

Marion R. HANKINS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Larry Kennedy, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

Marion Hankins was indicted by a grand jury of the First District of Hinds County for the murder of Robert Chaney. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twelve years in the state penitentiary.

The record reflects that either in the late evening hours of October 31 or the early morning hours of November 1, 1972, Robert Chaney was shot and killed by Marion Hankins. The difficulty preceding this senseless death arose under the...

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