Porter v. State

492 So.2d 970 (1986)

T.J. PORTER,

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55711.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 30, 1986.

Forrest A. Johnson, Jr., Johnson & Johnson, Natchez, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and GRIFFIN, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

T.J. Porter was indicted for murder after the shotgun slaying of Vardaman Freeman, a Natchez barber. After giving notice of his intention to offer the insanity defense, Mr. Porter was ordered to submit to a psychiatric examination. Mr.…