Burrows v. State

961 So.2d 701 (2007)

Horace Paul BURROWS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2005-KA-01619-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 14, 2007.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 2007.

Austin R. Nimocks, Biloxi, Attorney for Appellant.

The Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE SMITH, C.J., EASLEY and GRAVES, JJ.

GRAVES, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Horace Paul Burrows (Burrows) was indicted by the Grand Jury of Harrison County in August 2004, for the crimes of Count I — sexual battery and Count II — possession of a controlled substance. A jury trial was held in relation to Count I…