Hankins v. State

288 So.2d 866 (1974)

Marion R. HANKINS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47617.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 21, 1974.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1974.

J. Larry Kennedy, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

Marion Hankins was indicted by a grand jury of the First District of Hinds County for the murder of Robert Chaney. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twelve years in the state penitentiary.

The record reflects that either in the late evening hours of October 31 or the early…