Caldwell v. State

347 So.2d 1389 (1977)

George Edward CALDWELL

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49487.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 20, 1977.

Anthony J. Sabella, Memphis, Tenn., for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Henry T. Wingate, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, SUGG and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Death penalty for murder was the sentence resulting from trial of the defendant (appellant Caldwell) in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County. Assignments of error briefed raise questions relating to (1) sufficiency of evidence to establish corpus delicti; (2) refusal of the…