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BERRY v. STATE

No. 54297.

455 So.2d 774 (1984)

Joseph BERRY v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William O. Townsend, Pearl, Wayne Burnett, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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

WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the court:

This cause comes as an appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. Joseph Berry was indicted and tried for the murder of Jerry Fulton. The jury found Berry guilty of murder, and the trial judge sentenced appellant to a term of life imprisonment in the custody of the State Department of Corrections.

Berry testified that he killed Jerry Fulton in self-defense. He and Fulton...

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