SMITH, Justice:
Joel R. Eakens, Jr. was tried in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, convicted of the crime of armed robbery, and sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary. He has appealed here.
There is little or no dispute as to the facts. One Currie, an admitted drug addict, was a friend of Eakens, although several years older. Prior to the robbery, Currie had been unable to obtain drugs and was experiencing the distress which attends withdrawal....
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