Washington v. State

800 So.2d 1140 (2001)

Roosevelt WASHINGTON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 1999-KA-00522-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 11, 2001.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 2001.

Roosevelt Washington, Appellant, Pro Se, Lesa Harrison Baker, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., COBB and DIAZ, JJ.

DIAZ, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In September 1994, Roosevelt Washington (Washington) was indicted in the Lincoln County Circuit Court for armed robbery and burglary of an inhabited dwelling. These charges were actually Count…