Smith v. State

394 So.2d 1367 (1981)

Paul T. SMITH, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 52548.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 11, 1981.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1981.

Michael Adelman, Andalman, Adelman & Steiner, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Mark A. Chinn, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and BROOM and HAWKINS, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Murder is the offense for which defendant Paul T. Smith, Jr. was convicted in the Circuit Court of Leake County and sentenced to life imprisonment. The five issues raised relate to: "Miranda warnings," the…