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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 49462.

340 So.2d 738 (1976)

James Paul JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, E.H. Cunningham, Jr., Ross R. Barnett, Sr., Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Pete J. Cajoleas, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, SUGG and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Conviction of murder and life sentence resulted from trial of the defendant (appellant, James Paul Johnson) in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Carroll County. Trial was on November 13, 1975. We affirm.

On February 13, 1975, defendant and Charles Green (whom the defendant killed) had a dispute in a beer tavern and were ordered out. Outside, Green and one Wrenn fought each other with cue sticks. When the defendant...

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