VARNADO v. STATE

No. 49353.

338 So.2d 1239 (1976)

Ned VARNADO, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Reeves, McComb, for appellant.

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

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.


PATTERSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Ned Varnado, Jr. was convicted of murder by the Circuit Court of Pike County and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In the early hours of September 13, 1975, Varnado, the appellant, went to the White Castle, a combination hotel and cafe near McComb, Mississippi. He there encountered Monroe Barnes who challenged him to a game of dice by placing a bill on the pool table and stating: "I'm shooting $5.00." Varnado accepted...

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