Presley v. State

474 So.2d 612 (1985)

Eddie PRESLEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54858.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 7, 1985.

Donald J. Steighner, Columbus, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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

ROY NOBLE LEE, Presiding Justice, for the court:

Eddie Presley was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County at the February 1982 Term, for armed robbery and as an habitual offender. He was tried on May 26, 1982, and found guilty, but the jury declined to impose life imprisonment. Thereupon, the…