MURPHY v. STATE

No. 49152.

336 So.2d 213 (1976)

Lynn MURPHY v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schissel & Harrigill, W.S. Stuckey, Jr., Greenwood, for appellant.

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

Before INZER, SUGG and LEE, JJ.


SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

Defendant, David Tindall, and defendant's mother, Frances Murphy, were indicted by a grand jury in Leflore County for the murder of Kent Murphy, the father of defendant. Defendant was separately tried, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Defendant assigns three errors but the principal question is whether a statement made to officers by the defendant after she requested consultation with a lawyer, but before she consulted...

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