BENNETT v. STATE

No. 47700.

293 So.2d 1 (1974)

Isiah BENNETT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Owen, Columbus, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


SUGG, Justice:

This case is before the Court on direct appeal by Bennett from a decision of the Circuit Court of Lowndes County denying his petition for writ of error coram nobis, and on cross-appeal by the State of Mississippi.

Bennett was convicted of murder on May 18, 1972, sentenced to serve a life term in the Mississippi State Penitentiary and transferred to the Penitentiary on June 9, 1972.

On August 16, 1972 Bennett filed an application with...

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