CORK v. STATE

No. 47831.

292 So.2d 164 (1974)

Lloyd Louis CORK, a/k/a Lloyd Lewis Cork v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bell & McBee, Brewer, Deaton & Evans, Robert M. Carpenter, Greenwood, for appellant.

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


SMITH, Justice:

Following his conviction of murder in the Circuit Court of Leflore County Lloyd Louis Cork was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appeals.

On the night of the homicide Cork had been ejected from "Booker's Cafe" by the proprietor, Booker Wright. It is unclear from the record what reason existed for this action on the part of Wright.

In putting Cork out, Wright struck Cork with a pistol. As he left Cork told Wright...

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