Clingan v. State

404 So.2d 1386 (1981)

Phillip CLINGAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 52880.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 21, 1981.

Michael G. Thorne, Tupelo, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., and WALKER and BOWLING, JJ.

BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lee County for the crime of murder. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter and appellant was sentenced to serve a term of twenty years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The conviction was for the death of his wife…