SHAVERS v. STATE

No. 55019.

455 So.2d 1299 (1984)

Albert SHAVERS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry T. Johnston, Johnston & Younger, Brandon, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Billy Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.


SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Albert Shavers was convicted in the Circuit Court of Rankin County, Mississippi, for the forcible rape of one Mrs. Willie Mae Spann in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated § 97-3-65(2) (Supp. 1983). Upon his conviction, the jury unanimously agreed that he should be sentenced to life imprisonment. Shavers appeals.

Appellant assigns three errors:

1. The trial judge erred in admitting into evidence testimony of...

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