Holliday v. State

455 So.2d 750 (1984)

Samuel Newton HOLLIDAY, III

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54258.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 18, 1984.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1984.

John W. Christopher, Canton, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Walter L. Turner, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and HAWKINS and PRATHER, JJ.

PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

In the Circuit Court of Madison County, Samuel Newton Holliday, III was tried on a charge of murder and convicted of manslaughter. The court imposed a sentence of twenty (20) years in the custody of the State…