BITNER v. STATE

No. 47760.

293 So.2d 339 (1974)

Eugene C. BITNER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 15, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Poole, Lee B. Agnew, Agnew, Agnew & Crawford, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


WALKER, Justice:

The appellant, Eugene C. Bitner, was convicted at the March 1973 Term of the Circuit Court of Madison County, Mississippi, of having murdered Winston C. Ball on January 4, 1973, and sentenced to life in the state penitentiary. From that judgment, he prosecutes this appeal. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The record reveals that during the early morning hours of January 4, 1973, the deceased, Winston Ball went to the home of Gladys Nixon...

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