Carleton v. State

438 So.2d 278 (1983)

Clayton CARLETON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54332.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 7, 1983.

William D. Bethea, III, Gulfport, Thomas J. Lowe, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Anita Mathews Stamps, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and ROY NOBLE LEE and HAWKINS, JJ.

WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, wherein appellant was indicted and tried for an attempted[1] jail escape. Upon conviction he was sentenced to a term of two years in the…