ATKINSON v. STATE

No. 52227.

392 So.2d 205 (1980)

Homer ATKINSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Mark A. Chinn, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and WALKER and BROOM, JJ.


BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Manslaughter conviction and sentence of twenty years imprisonment resulted from Homer Atkinson's (defendant's) trial in the Circuit Court of Leake County. On appeal he argues that (1) the indictment was insufficient for failure to have accompanying it the grand jury foreman's affidavit that it was concurred in by twelve members when fifteen grand jurors were present, (2) the evidence was insufficient, (3) he was not granted a speedy...

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