Ford v. State

227 So.2d 454 (1969)

R.B. (Bud) FORD

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 45464.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 29, 1969.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1969.

Ottis B. Crocker, Jr., Bruce, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

Appellant R.B. (Bud) Ford was charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife. He was tried in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County and was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve a term of twenty years in the State Penitentiary. He has appealed to this Court. We affirm.

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