Legal Opinion
Gaskin v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 2004No. 2001-CT-01153-SCTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
873 So.2d 965 (2004)
William Lewis GASKIN
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2001-CT-01153-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 25, 2004.
Rehearing Denied June 10, 2004.
Ross Parker Simons, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. William Lewis Gaskin was indicted for armed robbery, and the matter was set for trial on May 23, 2001. On that day, voir dire was conducted, and the trial judge left the prosecuting and defending attorneys to seat a jury. When she returned to the courtroom, the trial…
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