SANDERS v. STATE

No. 50000.

352 So.2d 822 (1977)

Gordy SANDERS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crawley & Ford, Michael H. Steele, Kosciusko, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant appeals from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Leake County on a charge of armed robbery. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

There are four assignments of error, all of which require a reversal. These errors are emphasized by the fact that appellant was convicted on the testimony of two admitted crooks. Appellant was a 66-year-old black man, having served at one...

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