OWENS v. STATE

No. 52869.

405 So.2d 692 (1981)

Walter OWENS, III v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanfield, Holderfield & Hall, Percy S. Stanfield, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

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

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and BROOM and HAWKINS, JJ.


HAWKINS, Justice, for the Court:

Walter Owens, III, appeals from a conviction of murder in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. We reverse and remand the case.

The main issue on appeal is whether reversible error was committed by the State in calling the wife of the appellant as a witness. He contends that the State's action forced him to object to her testimony in the presence of the jury. He further argues that the error was...

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