GILES v. STATE

No. 48681.

325 So.2d 120 (1975)

Alvin GILES v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi

October 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Firnist J. Alexander, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, C.J., and SMITH and ROBERTSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice:

Alvin Giles was convicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, of the murder of Bemo Carruthers and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. Carruthers operated Sunlight Cleaners, a small cleaning establishment located at 506 West Pascagoula Street, Jackson, Mississippi. Between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 Noon, on June 28, 1973, while at work, he was shot...

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