Bingham v. State

434 So.2d 220 (1983)

Johnny Ray BINGHAM

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 53757.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 1, 1983.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1983.

Herring & Self, James H. Herring, Canton, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before BROOM, HAWKINS and DAN M. LEE, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County wherein Johnny Ray Bingham, defendant/appellant, was indicted and tried for the September 13, 1980, murder of Ozell Carter. The jury found Bingham guilty of manslaughter,…