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PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 47680.

289 So.2d 685 (1974)

Leslie S. PATTERSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 4, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.A. White, Durant, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by T.E. Childs, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

BROOM, Justice:

Leslie (also known as Lessie) Patterson, appellant, appeals from the Circuit Court of Holmes County, Mississippi, in which court he was convicted of the crime of murder. He was sentenced to serve the remainder of his life in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. We reverse.

By grand jury indictment appellant was charged with the murder of one Ratcliff on November 23, 1972. Erroneous instructions require that appellant be granted a new trial and...

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