Maurice Townsend v. State of Mississippi

¶ 24. I respectfully dissent, Townsend’s indictment omitted an essential element of the crime of aggravated assault of a law-enforcement officer in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7(2) (Supp.2011). Due to. this error, the indictment was insufficient to charge Townsend for that crime, Accordingly, I would reverse and remand with instructions consistent with this opinion.

DISCUSSION

¶ 25. The question of whether an-indictment is fatally defective is an issue of law and deserves a relatively broad standard of review. Tucker v. State, 47 So.3d 135, 137 (¶ 8) (Miss.2010) (citing…