Hines v. State

339 So.2d 56 (1976)

Lawrence G. HINES

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49376.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 2, 1976.

Joseph M. Stinson, Tylertown, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Vera Madel Speakes, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Karen Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, P.J., and SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Walthall County. Defendant, Lawrence G. Hines, was tried and convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

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