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CARDWELL v. STATE

No. 54490.

461 So.2d 754 (1984)

Thomas CARDWELL and Lynn Cardwell v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F.W. Mitts, III, Earl P. Jordan, Jr., Meridian, for appellants.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Anita Mathews Stamps, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, BOWLING and PRATHER, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

A murder conviction against Lynn Cardwell and Thomas Cardwell for the death of their child and step-child, respectively, Shawn Everett Newton, was returned by the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County. The court sentenced both defendants to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

Thomas Cardwell and Lynn Cardwell appeal, assigning as error:

(1) The trial court erred in overruling defendants' motions for a severance...

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