Gentry v. State

416 So.2d 650 (1982)

Arthur Lee GENTRY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 53112.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 26, 1982.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1982.

Chatwin M. Jackson, Jr., Kosciusko, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Wayne Snuggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, BOWLING and HAWKINS, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Mississippi, wherein the jury convicted appellant, Arthur Lee Gentry, for the capital murder of Jerry Grice and sentenced him to a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…