MORRIS v. STATE

No. 51689.

379 So.2d 925 (1980)

James Allen MORRIS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe C. Webster, Clarksdale, for appellant.

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

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and WALKER and LEE, JJ.


LEE, Justice, for the Court.

James Allen Morris was convicted in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County for armed robbery and was sentenced to serve a term of twenty (20) years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. He appeals and assigns two errors in the trial below.

Appellant first contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of the State's case and that the jury verdict was contrary to the overwhelming...

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