JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 51089.

368 So.2d 824 (1979)

Willie Ray JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Poole, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Phillip H. Schwartz, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, WALKER and LEE, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

The defendant was indicted by the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, for the crime of murder. He was tried and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

The homicide occurred at an establishment in Jackson, that is both a cafe and a pool hall. It is also a place where homosexuals congregate and put on shows...

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