DOTSON v. STATE

No. 50477.

358 So.2d 1321 (1978)

Frederick DOTSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnnie E. Walls, Jr., Robert E. Buck, Greenville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, LEE and BOWLING, JJ.


LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Frederick Dotson was convicted of simple assault upon a law enforcement officer in the Circuit Court of Washington County and was sentenced to five (5) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with two (2) years suspended on good behavior. He appeals to this Court and assigns the following errors in the trial:

(1) The court erred in refusing to grant appellant's proposed Instructions D-1, D-2, and D-3...

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