ATKINSON v. STATE

No. 51126.

371 So.2d 869 (1979)

Homer ATKINSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright & Phillips, Morris C. Phillips, Jr., A.R. Wright, Jr., Carthage, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Calvin Coolidge Williams, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, SUGG and COFER, JJ.


SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

Homer Atkinson was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence arising from an automobile collision and sentenced to a term of 20 years by the Circuit Court of Leake County.

Defendant filed a motion for a new trial on the ground that one of the jurors failed to respond to the following question asked on voir dire examination: "Has any member of your family died as the result of an automobile accident?"

Several prospective...

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