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THORNTON v. STATE

No. 48370.

313 So.2d 16 (1975)

James Edward THORNTON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 19, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swep S. Taylor, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

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

Before GILLESPIE, ROBERTSON and SUGG, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

James Edward Thornton was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, of the crime of rape. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. From his conviction and sentence, Thornton appeals.

The prosecutrix shared an apartment with a fellow woman student at 803 Belhaven Street, Jackson, Mississippi. The prosecutrix was a student at Millsaps College and a practice teacher...

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