TIGNER v. STATE

No. 55740.

478 So.2d 293 (1985)

Betty TIGNER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. Godwin, Booneville, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Walker Underwood, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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


ROY NOBLE LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Betty Tigner was indicted and tried in the Circuit Court of Tishomingo County for murder, Honorable Thomas Gardner, III, presiding. The jury returned a verdict finding her guilty of manslaughter and the lower court sentenced Tigner to twelve (12) years in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Tigner has appealed to this Court and assigns nine (9) errors in...

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