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CLARKE v. STATE

No. 43336.

251 Miss. 627 (1965)

170 So.2d 575

CLARKE v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 18, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Jess Brown, Jackson, for appellant.

G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

ETHRIDGE, J.

(Hn 1) Robert Clarke, appellant, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Claiborne County of assault and battery with intent to kill William Foster, and was sentenced to eighteen months in the state penitentiary. He was indigent, and unable to afford legal counsel. We hold that there was not an intelligent, competent, and effective waiver of counsel by defendant, and accordingly reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

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