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CALDWELL v. STATE

No. 51698.

381 So.2d 591 (1980)

George Edward CALDWELL v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bridgforth, Woods & Buntin, Taylor Buntin, John G. Zizmann, Southaven, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, BROOM and COFER, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Capital murder is the offense for which the appellant George Edward Caldwell (defendant) was convicted in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County.1 After the jury was unable to agree upon the punishment, a life sentence was imposed against the defendant and he appeals, arguing that the court erred in (1) jury selection procedures, (2) instructing the jury, and (3) in not directing his acquittal. We reverse.

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