CALHOUN v. STATE

No. 57778.

526 So.2d 531 (1988)

Dexter CALHOUN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L. Harper, Jackson, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman and Mike Moore, Attys. Gen. by Al Nuzzo, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, ROBERTSON and ZUCCARO, JJ.


ZUCCARO, Justice, for the Court:

Dexter Calhoun was found guilty of murder by the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Calhoun now appeals this verdict and sentence. We reverse and remand.

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