WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 48215.

307 So.2d 430 (1975)

Eddie James WASHINGTON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burgin, Gholson, Hicks & Nichols, Robert B. Prather, Columbus, for appellant.

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

Before RODGERS, SMITH and SUGG, JJ.


SMITH, Justice:

Eddie James Washington was tried in the Circuit Court of Clay County upon an indictment charging him with the murder of one Walter Mayes. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter and he was sentenced to serve a term of 20 years in the penitentiary. From the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict he has appealed.

It appears that on July 4, 1972, Mayes' automobile had been run into and damaged while parked at the Redonus Cafe. Mayes was unable...

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