GRACE v. STATE

No. 51636.

379 So.2d 540 (1980)

Dewey GRACE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Wilbourn, Don O. Rogers, Meridian, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Carolyn B. Mills, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, WALKER and LEE, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, wherein appellant was indicted for the murder of Doris M. Wright but convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve fifteen years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Being aggrieved at that conviction and sentence, the appellant takes this appeal.

The appellant assigns as error that:

(1) The verdict of the jury was against the weight of...

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