Edwards v. State

465 So.2d 1085 (1985)

Ray EDWARDS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55452.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 20, 1985.

Samuel H. Wilkins, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Leake County wherein the appellant, Ray Edwards, was found guilty of extortion and sentenced to serve a term of one year in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The sole issue on this appeal is…