Armstead v. State

503 So.2d 281 (1987)

Roosevelt Dexter ARMSTEAD

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 56899.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 25, 1987.

Howard Bass, Greenville, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen., by Deirdre D. McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

Roosevelt Dexter Armstead was convicted in the Circuit Court of Washington County of burglary of a dwelling and attempted rape. From those convictions he appeals. This Court affirms in part and reverses in part.

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