KIRKLAND v. STATE

No. 07-KA-59220.

573 So.2d 681 (1990)

Robert KIRKLAND v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton T. Lewis, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., John R. Henry, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ANDERSON and BLASS, JJ.


BLASS, Justice, for the Court:

In November, 1987, Robert Kirkland, the defendant, was indicted for murder. The jury convicted him of manslaughter and the court sentenced him to serve a term of eight years in prison. The defendant appealed his conviction.

The defendant and the victim, Larry McKeithen, had known each other for approximately ten years. The problems between the two began in April of 1987.

At that time, McKeithen rammed the defendant's...

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