DAVIS v. STATE

No. 51536.

376 So.2d 1079 (1979)

Johnny DAVIS, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Lancaster, Columbus, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Catherine Walker Underwood, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and BROOM and COFER, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Johnny Davis, Jr. was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, for the murder of Michelle Carr, an 8-year-old girl. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, whereupon the court sentenced Davis to 20 years imprisonment in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Davis had been drinking whiskey and beer with Johnny Lee Carr on the morning of August 12, 1978, the day of the shooting. He also...

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