Harden v. State

465 So.2d 321 (1985)

James Danny HARDEN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55417.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 6, 1985.

Frank A. Russell, Fulton, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Wayne Snuggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

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