Sadler v. State

407 So.2d 95 (1981)

Sammy SADLER

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 53058.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 9, 1981.

Burdine & Austin, Curtis H. Austin, Columbus, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, WALKER and BOWLING, JJ.

SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Sammy Sadler was indicted for the crime of aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer. He was tried upon that charge in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, was convicted, and sentenced to serve a term of 28 years imprisonment. He has appealed here,…