Lambert v. State

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

The original opinion in this case is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted therefor.

This case comes to this Court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Walthall County. On August 5, 1991, Woodie C. Lambert was indicted on six counts, consisting of one count of sexual battery and five counts of touching or handling a child for lustful purposes.1 Lambert had been originally charged with these crimes four months earlier and had received a preliminary hearing on April 11, 1991 wherein he was represented by Calvin Cosnahan, the same counsel who ultimately represented him…