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PITTMAN v. STATE

No. 47915.

297 So.2d 888 (1974)

Lanell PITTMAN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 15, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Singley & Morgan, Columbia, for appellant.

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

SUGG, Justice:

Lanell Pittman was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County for the murder of Enoch Watson and sentenced to serve a life term in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Pittman's defense was that the homicide was justifiable under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-15(f) (1972) in that he acted in necessary self-defense when he killed Watson.

The defendant and Watson had a previous difficulty on October 30, 1971 and as a result the defendant...

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