Harris v. State

386 So.2d 393 (1980)

Oscar HARRIS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 51876.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 30, 1980.

Gerald, Brand, Watters, Cox & Hemleben, J.I. Palmer, Jr., Jackson, George S. Monroe, Newton, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Susan L. Runnels, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, WALKER and BOWLING, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Appellant, Oscar Harris, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Newton County, Mississippi, of armed robbery. He was sentenced to 30 years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

Harris assigns…