Jones v. State

Appellant was arrested in March 1954 and charged with the December 19, 1953 burglary of Charlie Ponder’s Store in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi. He confessed and an affidavit was made before a city judge charging Mm with the crime. Appellant was then released to Humphreys County, Mississippi, where he was indicted and tried for another burglary and sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary. Thereafter he was tried in Sharkey County, Mississippi, for grand larceny and sentenced to serve an additional four years in the penitentiary. He was admitted to the penitentiary on July 25,…