Daniels v. State

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

The Petition for Rehearing filed on behalf of appellant, Earl Daniels, is granted, and the opinion affirming the judgment against defendant Daniels, along with the two dissenting opinions, are withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor:

Earl Daniels was indicted by the grand jury of the Circuit Court of Quitman County for the murder of Claude Jones on September 6, 1974. After a full trial, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, and the court sentenced Daniels to serve a term of ten years in the state penitentiary. Daniels appeals from…