DICKENS v. STATE

No. 48278.

311 So.2d 650 (1975)

Nickie R. DICKENS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam M. Reedy, Fulton, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by John C. Ellis, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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


GILLESPIE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Nickie R. Dickens was indicated for the murder of Mavis Dickens and upon trial in the Circuit Court of Itawamba County, was convicted and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. The facts established by the state's evidence are as follows.

Defendant and his brother-in-law were driving around in defendant's automobile and drinking beer. Defendant stopped at a store and bought a 22-calibre pistol. Thereafter defendant...

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