ODOM v. STATE

No. 48464.

311 So.2d 346 (1975)

Jasper ODOM, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan, Nelson, Allen & Schroeder, Frederick J. Lusk, Jr., Pascagoula, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Vera Madel Speakes, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SMITH and BROOM, JJ.


BROOM, Justice:

A murder prosecution against appellant resulted in a guilty verdict in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi. He was sentenced to serve a life term in the Mississippi State Penitentiary and appeals. We affirm.

The grounds for reversal argued by the appellant concern (1) use of members of the regular jury panel after the special venire had been exhausted; (2) sufficiency of evidence; and (3) state's jury instruction No. 2.

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