Stinson v. State

375 So.2d 235 (1979)

Terry L. STINSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 51409.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 26, 1979.

Clyde Ratcliff, McComb, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Carolyn B. Mill, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, LEE and BOWLING, JJ.

LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Terry L. Stinson was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Pike County. The jury was unable to agree on punishment, and the trial judge sentenced him to twenty (20) years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. He has appealed and assigns the following errors in the trial below:(1)…