McWilliams v. State

338 So.2d 804 (1976)

Paul McWILLIAMS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49339.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 19, 1976.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1976.

Farese, Farese & Farese, Anthony T. Farese, Ashland, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ.

LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Paul McWilliams was convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Union County, and was sentenced to serve a term of eight (8) years in the state penitentiary. He appeals here…