Foster v. State

484 So.2d 1009 (1986)

Ruben Doyle FOSTER, Sr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 55383.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 26, 1986.

Steven E. Farese, Farese, Farese & Farese, Ashland, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Anita Mathews Stamps, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

This is another of those cases where the prosecution was obligated seasonably to make discovery but didn't, as a result of all of which, coupled with the trial judge's refusal to allow defendant a reasonable continuance,…