ERVING v. STATE

No. 54061.

427 So.2d 701 (1983)

Arthur Lee ERVING v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colom, Mitchell & Colom, Wilbur O. Colom, Dorothy Winston Colom, Columbus, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Carolyn B. Mills, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before BROOM, BOWLING and HAWKINS, JJ.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant Arthur Lee Erving was indicted, tried and convicted for the crime of murder in the Circuit Court of Attala County. He was sentenced to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal he assigns the following as errors:

I. WHEN THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN A MURDER PROSECUTION IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL AND INSUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN A CONVICTION, WAS IT ERROR FOR THE TRIAL COURT TO OVERRULE...

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