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MYERS v. STATE

No. 47913.

296 So.2d 695 (1974)

Marvin MYERS, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Kelly, Oxford, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Pete J. Cajoleas, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

WALKER, Justice:

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder and a sentence to life in the penitentiary from the Circuit Court of Panola County. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The appellant, Marvin Myers, Jr., and five others were indicted for the murder of Larry Cox, a deputy sheriff, during the November 1970 Term of the DeSoto County Circuit Court. A trial was held and the appellant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. On appeal of...

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