EDGE v. STATE

No. 52318.

393 So.2d 1337 (1981)

Larry EDGE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Farese, Farese, Farese & Farese, Ashland, Joseph B. Garretty, Corinth, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Robert D. Findley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Prentiss County, Mississippi, wherein the appellant, Larry Edge, was tried and convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. From that judgment and sentence, the appellant appeals. We reverse and render as to murder, but remand for a new trial on manslaughter.

This case involves the death of John Wayne Murphy at the hands of the appellant, Larry Edge. The persons...

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