Berry v. State

455 So.2d 774 (1984)

Joseph BERRY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54297.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 22, 1984.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1984.

William O. Townsend, Pearl, Wayne Burnett, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and BOWLING and HAWKINS, JJ.

WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the court:

This cause comes as an appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. Joseph Berry was indicted and tried for the murder of Jerry Fulton. The jury found Berry guilty…