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SARTAIN v. STATE

No. 48433.

311 So.2d 343 (1975)

Willie Mae SARTAIN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 21, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Smith, Claiborne McDonald, IV, Picayune, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before RODGERS, INZER and WALKER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice.

The appellant was indicted and convicted of the murder of her husband, Joe Sartain, in the Circuit Court of Pearl River County, Mississippi, and from a sentence to life in the state penitentiary she prosecutes this appeal. We affirm.

The questions presented are: (1) Was the appellant entitled to the benefit of the Weathersby rule since she was the only eyewitness to the incident resulting in her...

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