Mullins v. State

493 So.2d 971 (1986)

Chaula Faye MULLINS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55808.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 27, 1986.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1986.

Luther P. Crull, Jr., Winona, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by DeWitt Allred, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

Mrs. Chaula Faye Mullins was indicted for the murder of her husband, Elmer "Moon" Mullins. Pleading self-defense, Mrs. Mullins was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve ten years in prison. We affirm.

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Elmer and…