STAUFFACHER v. STATE

No. 48035.

299 So.2d 188 (1974)

David B. STAUFFACHER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grover C. Coleman, A.K. Edwards, Mendenhall, for appellant.

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


SMITH, Justice:

David B. Stauffacher was indicted for burglary. He was tried upon that charge in the Circuit Court of Simpson County. He was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of five years in the penitentiary.

From that conviction and sentence an appeal to this Court was perfected. However, during the pendency of the appeal, Stauffacher escaped from confinement and is presently a fugitive from justice. Under these circumstances, the appeal is finally...

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