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JORDAN v. STATE

No. 56627.

513 So.2d 574 (1987)

Henry Paul JORDAN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyce Holleman, Michael B. Holleman, Gulfport, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and SULLIVAN, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice for the Court:

Henry Paul Jordan was indicted for murder for the November 12, 1981, killing of Robert L. Hargett. Hargett was the Jordan family's minister, and he was shot with Jordan's gun after Jordan discovered him having sex with Jordan's wife, Florence. Jordan's defense was that of self-defense; he claimed that he and Hargett scuffled, and his gun went off during the struggle. Florence Jordan was also wounded in the incident.

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