MERRITT v. STATE

No. 49247.

339 So.2d 1366 (1976)

Larry A. MERRITT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale & Upton, Sebe Dale, Jr., Columbia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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


GILLESPIE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Larry Alan Merritt was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County for the murder of his two-year old daughter, Shannon. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The facts are stated in the light most favorable to the State because the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Shannon Merritt, age two, daughter of the defendant and his wife Toddie Lynn Merritt, died on February...

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