GAVIN v. STATE

No. 55610.

473 So.2d 952 (1985)

Charlie W. GAVIN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh L. Bailey, Sr., Bailey & Bailey, Winona, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by John H. Emfinger, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This murder-turned-manslaughter case presents little in the way of novel questions of law. Charlie W. Gavin shot and killed Eula Mae Reece and the only question from the outset has been whether the killing was murder, manslaughter or justifiable homicide. We cannot say that the jury departed from its responsibilities under the law when it found Gavin guilty of manslaughter.

Beyond this, Gavin challenges the admissibility...

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