WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 48549.

317 So.2d 379 (1975)

L.V. WILLIAMS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Webb, Tom Roy Trout, Greenville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Walker, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SMITH and BROOM, JJ.


PATTERSON, Justice.

L.V. Williams was convicted of murder by the Circuit Court of Washington County. He was sentenced to life in the State Penitentiary and, on appeal, contends the trial court erred by permitting the state to introduce incriminating testimony against him through the use of leading questions.

On the morning of April 5, 1973 the body of Dalton Day was found lying near the intersection of two public roads in Washington County. An autopsy disclosed...

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