Weissenger Newberry, III v. State of Mississippi

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On appeal of Weissenger Newber-ry’s felony convictions, we reverse and remand for a new trial due to the trial court’s and counsel’s failure to comply with Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 46 governing the admission of foreign attorneys to practice pro hac vice. Most significantly, the trial court erred in waiving the now-mandatory requirement that associated local counsel be present at trial.

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¶ 2. In 2011, Newberry was pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) after an officer observed him weaving…