Harris v. State

BRIDGES, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Tracy Harris was indicted on March 30, 1999, by the grand jury of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Bolivar County, Mississippi. The indictment charged him with the murder of Frederick Haywood in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-17 (Rev.2000). On April 6, 1999, Harris was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty.

¶ 2. On June 10-11, 1999, Harris was tried before a jury and was found guilty of murder and received a life sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. It is from this conviction and…