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PETERSON v. STATE

No. 50285.

356 So.2d 1169 (1978)

Johnnie Mae PETERSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blackmon, Smith & Nichols, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Canton, for appellant.

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

Before SMITH, ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

Johnnie Mae Peterson was indicted by the Circuit Court of Madison County for the murder of Henry Hardin. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. She was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the State Department of Corrections.

The appellant assigns as error:

The trial court erred in not granting appellant a peremptory instruction;

and

The verdict of the jury finding the defendant guilty...

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