Barlow v. State

233 So.2d 829 (1970)

James L. BARLOW

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 45762.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 30, 1970.

John R. Poole, E. Michael Marks, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

BRADY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, wherein the appellant, a justice of the peace, was indicted, tried and convicted for embezzlement. He was sentenced to serve a six year term in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. From this judgment an appeal is taken.

The appellant, James L.…