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NEWSOM v. STATE

No. 91-KA-1000.

629 So.2d 611 (1993)

Henry NEWSOM, Jr. a/k/a Henry Newsome, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.W. Miller, Biloxi, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, C.J., and SULLIVAN and SMITH, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Several months of bad blood between Henry "Doodad" Newsom, Jr., and Eddie "The Saint" Ternoir reached its climax on the night of October 11, 1990, when Newsom shot Ternoir twice with a .357 Magnum revolver killing him. At trial Newsom claimed self-defense and the jury was instructed on murder, manslaughter and self-defense. The jury found Newsom guilty of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Harrison...

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