Smith v. State

296 So.2d 678 (1974)

J.W. SMITH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47966.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 10, 1974.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1974.

Constance Iona Slaughter, Forest, Firnist J. Alexander, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Pete J. Cajoleas and Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

BROOM, Justice:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Lowndes County wherein appellant, J.W. Smith, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

Examination of the record shows that appellant was indicted on November 21, 1972 for the…