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THORNHILL v. STATE

No. 07-KA-58677.

561 So.2d 1025 (1989)

David THORNHILL v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cotton Ruthven, Waller & Waller, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., DeWitt Allred, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and ANDERSON, JJ.

ROY NOBLE LEE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

David Thornhill was indicted and tried in the Circuit Court of Marion County on a charge of murder. The jury found him guilty as charged and the lower court sentenced Thornhill to life imprisonment. He has appealed from that judgment and conviction and assigns six (6) errors in the trial below.

Facts

In the early morning hours of October 26, 1986, Marion County Sheriff Webbie McKenzie, asleep in...

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