Duckworth v. State

477 So.2d 935 (1985)

Elton DUCKWORTH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54868.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 7, 1985.

Bobby Joe Randall, Gulfport, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Harrison County wherein the appellant, Elton Duckworth, was found guilty of armed robbery. The jury fixed Duckworth's sentence at life imprisonment.

Shortly after 11:00 a.m., on January 26,…