Lewis v. State

L. A. Smith, Sr., J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a companion case to Trudell v. State (Miss.), 28 So. (2d) 124. Appellant and Trudell were indicted jointly by the grand jury of "Wilkinson County for murder of Mr. Harry McKey, for whom they had been working for a few days. A severance was granted to Trudell, who was tried first, was convicted, and appealed. Appellant was also found guilty as charged. Under the statute it was the mandatory duty of the circuit judge to sentence both to electrocution, which he did. The facts of the homicide are outlined in the Charles Trudell case,…