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WEST v. STATE

No. 55695.

485 So.2d 681 (1985)

Othie Lee WEST v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Corrected on Denial of Rehearing April 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Ann Epps, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., and William S. Boyd, III, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

HAWKINS, Justice, for the court:

Othie Lee West was convicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County of capital murder and sentenced to death. A number of errors are assigned on appeal, which we will discuss.

Because of the prejudicial argument made by the prosecuting attorney in the guilt phase, we reverse.

FACTS

This homicide occurred on late Sunday afternoon, June 5, 1983, in Unit 11 of the Lincoln Garden Apartments...

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