Hill v. State

339 So.2d 1382 (1976)

Billy Dale HILL

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48985.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 16, 1976.

As Modified On Denial of Rehearing December 7, 1976.

Lawrence Chandler, Calhoun City, Ottis B. Crocker, Jr., Bruce, James L. Robertson, Greenville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, P.J., and ROBERTSON and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Capital murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(e) (Supp. 1976) was the offense for which Hill was convicted in the Circuit Court of…