TEMPLE v. STATE

No. 56059.

498 So.2d 379 (1986)

Henry Clayton TEMPLE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Arthur Eaves, Eaves & Eaves, William P. Featherston, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Pat Flynn, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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


PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

Henry Clayton Temple was convicted in the Circuit Court of Hinds' County of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-1-1 (Supp. 1985). Temple appeals assigning the following errors:

(1) The court erred in not declaring a mistrial when the state continually attempted to impeach appellant with evidence of other crimes, thereby prejudicing the jury against him.

(2) The evidence against...

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