Myers v. State

254 So.2d 891 (1971)

Marvin MYERS, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 46404.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 29, 1971.

Farese, Farese, Jones & Farese, Ashland, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John M. Kinard, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

ROBERTSON, Justice:

Appellant, Marvin Myers, Jr., was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County of the murder of Larry Cox. Inasmuch as the jury found appellant "guilty as charged", the trial judge imposed the death penalty.

Because of appellant's indigence, the trial judge on November 11, 1970, appointed Hon.…