Jones v. State

288 So.2d 833 (1974)

Wilson JONES

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47613.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 28, 1974.

A.S. Scott, Jr., Laurel, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John C. Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

Appellant Wilson Jones was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Jasper County for the murder of his wife. He was sentenced to serve a life term in the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We affirm.

This is an unusual case in some repects. The facts as stated in appellant's brief are as…