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STOOP v. STATE

No. 58041.

531 So.2d 1215 (1988)

James L. STOOP v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy N. Owen, Langston & Langston, Booneville, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman and Mike Moore, Attys. Gen. by Harrison S. Ford, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and SULLIVAN and ZUCCARO, JJ.

ZUCCARO, Justice, for the Court:

James L. Stoop was indicted by the Grand Jury in Prentiss County on February 13, 1984 for the murder of Marvin C. Williams. Stoop was arraigned on February 15, 1984 at which time he pled not guilty. Stoop went to trial on February 19, 1985; however, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and the trial ended in a mistrial on February 21, 1985. On November 2, 1985, the second trial also ended in a mistrial due to the jury's inability...

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