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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 49432.

341 So.2d 660 (1977)

Everette JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hermel Johnson, Jackson, for appellant.

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

Before PATTERSON, P.J., and SMITH and LEE, JJ.

PATTERSON, Presiding Justice:

Everette Johnson was convicted of murder by the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals and assigns as error improper reference by the state to other crimes, erroneous instructions, improper closing argument by the district attorney and the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

On the night of December 2, 1973, at approximately 11:10 officers...

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