THOMAS v. STATE

No. 54017.

426 So.2d 795 (1983)

Walter THOMAS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Mills, William J. Johnson, Clinton, for appellant.

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

Before WALKER, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.


WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

The appellant, Walter Thomas, was indicted for murder but convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections by the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.

The appellant's conviction was based primarily on statements given to the authorities.

At trial, the appellant denied he read the statements and denied their...

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