Clingon v. State

293 So.2d 823 (1974)

David William CLINGON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47902.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 22, 1974.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1974.

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson, George Dan Martin, Brandon, for appellant.

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

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

David William Clingon was indicted in the Circuit Court of Rankin County for the murder of Fred Leon Browning and convicted of manslaughter. He prosecutes this appeal, and the principal question raised is whether he was entitled to a peremptory…