White v. State

306 So.2d 299 (1975)

Gregory E. WHITE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48132.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 20, 1975.

John C. Webb, Greenville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Pete J. Cajoleas, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

WALKER, Justice:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, where appellant was indicted and tried for the murder of Russell Reynolds. The jury found appellant guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to a term of eight years in the state penitentiary. From that conviction and sentence, appellant prosecutes this…