SMITH v. STATE

No. 54089.

463 So.2d 1028 (1984)

Raymond SMITH v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Wilbanks, Corinth, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.


PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Raymond Smith was convicted of murder and sentenced by the Circuit Court of Alcorn County to life imprisonment.

Although there are numerous assignments of error designated for reversal, we address only those concerning the granting of certain instructions.

On June 8, 1980, Amos Ergle came from Alabama to the home of Raymond Smith, his cousin, in Alcorn County. Ergle stated to Smith that he was running from the...

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