Stewart v. State

LEE, Justice,

for the Court:

The armed robbery conviction of Jacob Stewart was affirmed by this Court on May 2, 1979, petition for rehearing was denied July 11, 1979,1 and the case was remanded to the Circuit Court of Hinds County for imposition of a term reasonably expected to be less than life. The original sentence of appellant was seventy-five (75) years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

In the resentencing hearing, three (3) witnesses were introduced. One identified and gave testimony concerning a mortality table which indicated the life expectancy of appellant to be 50.37…