Knox v. State

502 So.2d 672 (1987)

James Wright KNOX, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 56205.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 11, 1987.

Jerry L. Mills, Pyle, Harris, Dreher & Mills, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Jack B. Lacy, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

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