Bailey v. State

729 So.2d 1255 (1999)

Thomas David BAILEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 98-KA-00334-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 14, 1999.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1999.

Nicholas McLeod Haas, Waveland, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Pat S. Flynn, Attorney for Appellee.

Before PITTMAN, P.J., and SMITH and MILLS, JJ.

PITTMAN, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Thomas David Bailey ("Bailey") was indicted for three counts of felony child abuse by the Grand Jury of the Circuit Court of Hancock County on May 12, 1997. The State proceeded to trial on Count I only which stated that:

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