Christian v. State

456 So.2d 729 (1984)

Arthur Lee CHRISTIAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54347.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 29, 1984.

Johnnie E. Walls, Jr., Walls, Buck & Irving, Greenville, for appellant.

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

En Banc.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Arthur Lee Christian was convicted of rape by the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Bolivar County, Mississippi, in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated § 97-3-65(2) (Supp. 1983). When the jury was unable to fix a penalty, the court sentenced Christian to a…