Johnson v. State

452 So.2d 850 (1984)

Ezell JOHNSON, Jr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 54963.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 30, 1984.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1984.

John Robbins, II, Brandon, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Henry C. Clay, III, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and BOWLING and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court.

I

This case presents the question whether two convictions and sentences resulting from a single trial on a multi-count indictment is an error cognizable under this Court's plain error rule. Ezell Johnson, Jr.,…