THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 49285.

339 So.2d 982 (1976)

N.L. THOMPSON, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacobs, Griffith & Povall, John Kirkham Povall, Cleveland, for appellant.

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

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


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

N.L. Thompson, Jr. and James Edward Thompson, his brother, were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Bolivar County for the crime of armed robbery. Although jointly tried, the jury was unable to reach a verdict as to James Edward Thompson, but found N.L. Thompson, Jr. guilty as charged. The court sentenced defendant to a term of twenty-five years in the state penitentiary.

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