WILLIS v. STATE

No. 57399.

518 So.2d 667 (1988)

Donald Wayne WILLIS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred L. Cooper, Columbia, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, ANDERSON and ZUCCARO, JJ.


ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

This case of first impression originates in the Circuit Court of Marion County. Appellant Donald Wayne Willis challenges his conviction and sentence for manslaughter in the death of an unborn fetus. We find no merit in his challenge and therefore affirm the conviction.

Willis was convicted of murder in the 1981 shooting death of Brenda McLendon. This conviction was upheld by this Court at 475 So.2d 163

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