Court Opinion

ID: 7691209
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 18:37:25.246598+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:26:42.874455
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HAWKINS, Chief Justice,
specially concurring:
Both Miss.Code Ann. § 91-1-25 and § 91-5-33 (1972) require wilfulness in the killing. *202Henry v. Toney, 211 Miss. 93, 50 So.2d 921 (1951). Depending upon the statute under which the defendant is prosecuted, manslaughter may or may not involve wilfelness.
DAN M. LEE and PRATHER, P.JJ., and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr. J., join this opinion.