White v. State

498 So.2d 368 (1986)

Robert Lee WHITE, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 56665.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 19, 1986.

Jay L. Jernigan, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by DeWitt Allred, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and ANDERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ.

ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

Robert Lee White, Jr. was indicted by the Grand Jury of Forrest County on the charge of rape and as an habitual offender. A series of rapes had been committed in the Hattiesburg area and due to publicity surrounding the appellant, venue was changed…