Dase v. State

356 So.2d 1179 (1978)

Whitney DASE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 50413.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 29, 1978.

Guy M. Walker, J. Larry Walters, Laurel, for appellant.

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

Before ROBERTSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder, returned after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jones County, Mississippi. Appellant was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Appellant's first contention is that the verdict was…