PERKINS v. STATE

No. 50516.

359 So.2d 1389 (1978)

I.V. PERKINS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Prewitt, Vicksburg, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Pete J. Cajoleas, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, WALKER and COFER, JJ.


SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I.V. Perkins, indicted and tried upon a charge of murder, was convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Warren County and sentenced to six years imprisonment. He has appealed, assigning several grounds for reversal.

It is first argued that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict and that the verdict is contrary to law.

There were certain conflicts in the testimony of witnesses given at...

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