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KIRKLAND v. STATE

No. 51163.

371 So.2d 402 (1979)

James KIRKLAND v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanfield, Holderfield, Brown & Hall, Percy Stanfield, Jr., John R. Poole, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Robert D. Findley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, SUGG and LEE, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Appellant, James Kirkland, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Simpson County, Mississippi, for the crime of rape of his three-year-old daughter, Erin, on December 10, 1976. A Motion for Change of Venue was sustained, and the case was transferred to the Circuit Court of Smith County. After a full trial, a guilty verdict was returned by the jury and Kirkland was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Mississippi State Penitentiary...

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