Kirkland v. State

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice,-

for the Court:

Appellant, James Kirkland, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Simpson County, Mississippi, for the crime of rape of his three-year-old daughter, Erin, on December 10, 1976. A Motion for Change of Venue was sustained, and the case was transferred to the Circuit Court of Smith County. After a full trial, a guilty verdict was returned by the jury and Kirkland was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

Appellant has assigned as error:

1. The trial court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for a directed verdict, and in…