Talbert v. State

347 So.2d 352 (1977)

Morris TALBERT

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49736.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 11, 1977.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1977.

William O. Semmes, Grenada, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

Morris Talbert was indicted and tried in the Circuit Court of Grenada County, Mississippi, for the murder of E.W. Gant. The jury found him guilty as charged, and the court sentenced him to life imprisonment. In his appeal, he contends that evidence of his confession…