Williams v. State

317 So.2d 425 (1975)

Freddie Lee WILLIAMS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48516.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 4, 1975.

John W. Land, Rosedale, Boyd P. Atkinson, Cleveland, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Catherine Walker, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SMITH and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice.

Previously a majority of the Court reversed the decision on appeal here. An opposite result was reached on petition for rehearing, and the prior majority opinion and dissenting opinion are withdrawn.

Armed robbery was the offense for which appellant, Williams, was…