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LIGHTSEY v. STATE

No. 55709.

493 So.2d 375 (1986)

Gary Dale LIGHTSEY v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy M. Walker, Laurel, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen., by Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and GRIFFIN, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

Gary Dale Lightsey was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jones County of the burglary of his in-laws' home. He was sentenced to a term of seven years in prison. On appeal, the Court will consider the following assignments of error:

(1) The court erred in failing to dismiss this cause on a plea of double jeopardy.

(2) The defendant, Gary Dale Lightsey, was denied a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Constitution of the...

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