BRUCE v. STATE

No. 50219.

349 So.2d 1068 (1977)

Melvin Kenneth BRUCE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumner & Sumner, John M. Sumner, Winona, for appellant.

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

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and SUGG and WALKER, JJ.


PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Melvin Kenneth Bruce was indicted in Carroll County, Second Judicial District, for the murder of Jimmy Dale Meredith. By change of venue he was tried in the Circuit Court of Webster County where he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen years in the state penitentiary.

His appeal presents the following issues:

1. Was there evidence of culpable negligence causing Meredith's death sufficient to...

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