McClendon v. State

539 So.2d 1375 (1989)

Sylvester McCLENDON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 57878.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 22, 1989.

James J. Fougerousse, Jackson, for appellant.

Mike Moore, Atty. Gen. by Harrison S. Ford, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

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