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Panola slaying case before Mississippi high court
by The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2012 | 2517 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Panola County man who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2011 shooting death of a Batesville man.

The court will not hear oral arguments in the case of Derrick Burdette.

Prosecutors say Burdette was convicted of manslaughter in January in the death of Herman Smith in Batesville.

Smith was shot Jan. 26, 2011, while he sat in his car at Still Trailer Park, located in west Batesville. Prosecutors say Smith lived long enough to identify his attacker.

The case is among dozens before the Supreme Court during its November-December term.
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