Harris v. State

413 So.2d 1016 (1982)

Rennie Ray HARRIS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 53420.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 5, 1982.

M. Charles May, C. Eiland Harris, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SUGG, ROY NOBLE LEE and DAN M. LEE, JJ.

ROY NOBLE LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Rennie Ray Harris was indicted and tried in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Honorable William F. Coleman, presiding, on a charge of murder. He was tried on April 13, 1981, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced by the…