MURRELL v. STATE

No. 91-KA-01245-SCT.

655 So.2d 881 (1995)

Raymond MURRELL, a/k/a Raymond Jackson v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. May, Logan and May, Newton, MS, Charles C. Pearce, Everett & Pearce, Decatur, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, Sp. Ass't. Atty. Gen., Wayne Snuggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

In this appeal we consider an alleged assault in the context of resisting arrest, where there was no testimony that the victim suffered pain, illness or impairment. We conclude that the evidence is such that a new trial is warranted and that a lesser included instruction on resisting arrest should have been given. We also treat the question of whether one may lawfully resist an arrest for the...

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