GOOCH v. STATE

No. 51850.

384 So.2d 74 (1980)

Sheldon GOOCH v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen J. McDade, DeKalb, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen., by Robert D. Findley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and LEE, JJ.


SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal is from the Circuit Court of Newton County wherein Sheldon Gooch was indicted, tried and convicted for armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The sole assignment of error is:

The lower court committed reversible error in not continuing this cause under Section 11-1-9 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, where counsel was a Legislator in session during the Court term.

Defendant was...

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