Hall v. State

476 So.2d 26 (1985)

Johnny HALL

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55716.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 18, 1985.

Randolph Walker, Walker & Turner, West Point, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.

ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

On October 5, 1983, the Mid-City Branch of the Merchants & Farmers Bank (M & F) in Columbus was robbed by two black males. The robbers escaped with $27,240, some of which was "bait money", the serial numbers having been recorded by the bank.…