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PORTER v. STATE

No. 55711.

492 So.2d 970 (1986)

T.J. PORTER, v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest A. Johnson, Jr., Johnson & Johnson, Natchez, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and GRIFFIN, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

T.J. Porter was indicted for murder after the shotgun slaying of Vardaman Freeman, a Natchez barber. After giving notice of his intention to offer the insanity defense, Mr. Porter was ordered to submit to a psychiatric examination. Mr. Porter was convicted of manslaughter, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. From his conviction, Mr. Porter brings this appeal.

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