Wilson v. State

John Ray Wilson was jointly indicted with Walter Smith in the Circuit Court of Warren County, Honorable John E. Ellis, presiding, upon counts of burglary and grand larceny. The trial judge granted a directed verdict of not guilty in favor of Smith at the conclusion of the State's case, and, after all the evidence was introduced, the jury found Wilson guilty as charged. He has appealed to this Court and assigns six errors in the trial below.

The home of Vernon Smith, 3324 Indiana Avenue, Vicksburg, Mississippi, was burglarized on December 29, 1980, the burglary being discovered when the Smiths…