Griffin v. State

292 So.2d 159 (1974)

James G. GRIFFIN, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47721.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 25, 1974.

Michael D. Jonas, Aberdeen, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by John C. Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

Appellant James G. Griffin, Jr. and his brothers, Johnny Frank Griffin and David Griffin, were jointly indicted in the Circuit Court of Monroe County for the crime of murder in the killing of Sallie Loreen Barker. Appellant was granted a severance and on trial was convicted. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State…