JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 52900.

404 So.2d 553 (1981)

Walter Lee JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bridgforth, Woods & Buntin, Taylor Buntin, John G. Zizmann, Southaven, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., and WALKER and BOWLING, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Lafayette County wherein the appellant, Walter Lee Johnson, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in the custody of the State Department of Corrections.

Appellant and a co-defendant were indicted by the Panola County grand jury in September, 1979, for the robbery and murder of Birnie Keating, the proprietor of a small service...

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