Church v. State

288 So.2d 855 (1974)

Robert CHURCH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47638.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 21, 1974.

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

SUGG, Justice:

Robert Church was convicted in the Circuit Court of Neshoba County for receiving stolen property having a value greater than $100 in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-69 (1972), and was sentenced to serve a term of 5 years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

We have carefully reviewed the evidence and it was…