Varnado v. State

338 So.2d 1239 (1976)

Ned VARNADO, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49353.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 9, 1976.

Robert S. Reeves, McComb, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

PATTERSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Ned Varnado, Jr. was convicted of murder by the Circuit Court of Pike County and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In the early hours of September 13, 1975, Varnado, the appellant, went to the White Castle, a combination hotel and cafe near McComb, Mississippi. He there…