Riddle v. State

413 So.2d 737 (1982)

Roy Lee RIDDLE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 53166.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 5, 1982.

Louis Fondren, Pascagoula, Darnell L. Nicovich, Biloxi, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, WALKER and DAN M. LEE, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

Roy Lee Riddle was indicted for the kidnap and rape of an eight year old female child, and for the burglary at night of the dwelling within which the child was sleeping. The defendant was tried in the Circuit Court of Jackson County before a jury which found…