YATES v. STATE

No. 54415.

467 So.2d 884 (1984)

Jeff YATES v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Ronald Parrish, Laurel, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Anita Mathews Stamps, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Jeff Yates was tried and convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Jones County and sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment. The primary issue raised on this appeal is whether or not his confession was made with a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel.

On July 29, 1981, appellant shot and killed Roger Hollingsworth. Appellant's estranged wife, who had been dating Hollingsworth...

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