Isonhood v. State

274 So.2d 685 (1973)

John ISONHOOD

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47107.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 12, 1973.

Powell & Fancher, Canton, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by T.E. Childs, Jr., Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

On February 9, 1968, John Rorer was robbed and fatally beaten at his place of business in Canton, Mississippi. John Isonhood was convicted of being an accessory before the fact to the robbery by the Circuit Court of Madison County and sentenced to serve thirty years in the state penitentiary. He appeals from this verdict and sentence.

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