Norman v. State

385 So.2d 1298 (1980)

Jerry Lee NORMAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 51995.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 21, 1980.

Rehearing Denied August 6, 1980.

Laurel G. Weir, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and BOWLING, JJ.

PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

In the Circuit Court of Newton County, Jerry Lee Norman's trial on the charge of aggravated assault on a police officer ended in a verdict of guilty and a sentence of seventeen years. Norman appeals, arguing that (1) the state adduced…