ALLEN v. STATE

No. 51901.

384 So.2d 605 (1980)

J.C. ALLEN and William D. Chamblee v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.O. Hollis, Morris C. Phillips, Jr., Carthage, for appellants.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen., by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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


ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court.

J.C. Allen and William D. (Sonny) Chamblee, males, appeal their conviction in the Leake County Circuit Court of the crime of attempted rape of a female under the age of 12 years. Allen and Chamblee were jointly indicted and jointly tried. The jury found both defendants guilty and fixed their punishment at 15 years in the Mississippi State penitentiary.

The four assignments of error are:

I. The court erred...

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