Gant v. State

244 So.2d 18 (1971)

D.F. GANT

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 46221.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 8, 1971.

Ben Barrett Smith, Robert H. Broome, Batesville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John Kinard, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

RODGERS, Justice:

The appellant, D.F. Gant, was indicted, tried and convicted of manslaughter in the Second Circuit Court District of Panola County, Mississippi. The indictment charged the appellant with unlawfully killing and slaying George Scallorn. The indictment was brought by authority of Section 2232, Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated…