BRAXTON v. STATE

No. 56137.

485 So.2d 300 (1986)

Henderson BRAXTON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Pannell, Ripley, Roy J. Farrell, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Jack B. Lacy, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.


WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Henderson Braxton was indicted for rape and tried by the Circuit Court of Union County. Braxton waived the right to trial by jury, and, upon hearing all the evidence, the trial judge found him guilty as charged and sentenced to forty (40) years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

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