Whitaker v. State

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. An .Alcorn County jury found Timmy Dale Whitaker guilty of aggravated assault, under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7(2)(a) (Supp.2011), and burglary of a dwelling, under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-17-23 (Supp.2011). On appeal, Whitaker argues that: (1) the circuit court erred in denying a mistrial following comments made by prospective jurors during voir dire; (2) his constitutional and statutory right to a speedy trial were violated; (3) the circuit court erred by not suppressing the statement he made to investigators while under the…