Griffin v. State

381 So.2d 155 (1980)

Gary Wayne GRIFFIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 51709.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 5, 1980.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1980.

Mounger & Mounger, Breed O. Mounger, Sr., Tylertown, Casey & Casey, Laurel, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen A. Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, SUGG and BOWLING, JJ.

BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant, Gary Wayne Griffin, was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of rape in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Jones County. The jury was unable to agree on punishment, resulting in…