Mitchell v. State

803 So.2d 479 (2001)

Reggie MITCHELL, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2000-KA-00544-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

October 2, 2001.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 2002.

Mary A. Brown, Attorney for Appellant.

Office Of The Attorney General, by Deirdre McCrory, Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., LEE, and MYERS, JJ.

LEE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. The appellant and defendant below, Reggie Mitchell, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Holmes County for the murder of James Wash, pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-19(1) (Rev.2000). His first trial ended in a mistrial.…