Richardson v. State

722 So.2d 481 (1998)

John Pierre RICHARDSON, a/k/a "Pierre"

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 96-KA-01252-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 24, 1998.

Chokwe Lumumba, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

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

Before PRATHER, C.J., and BANKS and WALLER, JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case is before the Court on appeal from the Lincoln County Circuit Court, where appellant was convicted of sexual battery and burglary of an inhabited dwelling. The issues presented on appeal are whether the trial court erred in denying…