Hughes v. State

326 So.2d 469 (1976)

Mannie HUGHES, Jr. and Bertha Travis

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48877.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 3, 1976.

Elliott E. Schlottman, William M. "Mac" Sigler, Hattiesburg, for appellants.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, WALKER and BROOM, JJ.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

Mannie Hughes and Bertha Travis were jointly indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Forrest County of the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses, and sentenced to a term of three years in the penitentiary, fined…