Ford v. State

862 So.2d 554 (2003)

Jimmy FORD, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2002-KA-01124-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 9, 2003.

William Mitchell Moran, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General, by Deirdre McCrory, attorney for appellee.

Before McMILLIN, C.J., MYERS and GRIFFIS, JJ.

MYERS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Jimmy Ford appeals his conviction of strong armed robbery. He asserts the following issues as errors:

I. DID THE TRIAL COURT ERR BY FORCING THE DEFENDANT TO GO TO TRIAL ONLY NINE DAYS AFTER HIS INDICTMENT?

II. WAS THE DEFENDANT PREJUDICED BY AN OUT OF COURT…