Yates v. State

This case is before us on appeal by Phillip Yates from a judgment of the Circuit Court of George County sentencing the appellant to suffer death in the manner provided by law for the murder of Jerry Gordon, a young employee of the Kayo Service Station at Luce-dale, Mississippi.

The appellant was indicted by the grand jury at the February 1964 term of the court. The indictment alleged that the crime had been committed on January 27, 1964. The indictment was returned on February 18, 1964, and a capias was issued on the same date. The appellant was brought before the court and stated to the court…