Culberson v. State

348 So.2d 1025 (1977)

Alvin CULBERSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49897.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 10, 1977.

Roger Dean Harris, Biloxi, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Catherine W. Underwood, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, SUGG and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Death sentence resulted from trial of Culberson (appellant) in the Harrison County Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, upon a capital murder indictment. Appellant's assignments of error and brief relate to (1) constitutionality of the Mississippi death penalty statute as it…