Carter v. State

334 So.2d 376 (1976)

Clarence CARTER

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49094.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 25, 1976.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1976.

Barry H. Powell, Luke Dove, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Vera Madel Speakes, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, ROBERTSON and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice:

Without youth court certification, a fifteen year old juvenile (appellant Carter), was convicted of armed robbery under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-79 (Supp. 1975). Trial was in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County…