GROOMS v. STATE

No. 50339.

357 So.2d 292 (1978)

Robert L. GROOMS, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cunningham, Smith & Ferrell, John A. Ferrell, Booneville, for appellant.

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

Before PATTERSON, BROOM and BOWLING, JJ.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Robert L. Grooms, Jr., was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Prentiss County for the crime of murder. The lower court sentenced him to serve a life term under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. We affirm.

Appellant presents two assignments of error, to wit: (1) The trial court erred in failing to grant appellant a new trial as the verdict was contrary to the law and facts

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