PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:
Johnny Overstreet was indicted in Lauderdale County on November 30, 1977, for the murder of Robert Abernathy. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Aggrieved he appeals.
On the evening of November 19, 1977, Overstreet was refreshing himself in the Paradise Club in the city of Meridian when Abernathy entered in pursuit of his mistress's daughter, Shirley, who was reported to be in the club. Overstreet...
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