SIGNER v. STATE

No. 58051.

536 So.2d 10 (1988)

John Michael SIGNER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Scott, Wilroy & Scott, Hernando, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman and Mike Moore, Attys. Gen. by John R. Henry, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ANDERSON and ZUCCARO, JJ.


ZUCCARO, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This appeal is from John Michael Signer's conviction in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County on a charge of sexual battery. We reverse and remand for a new trial because of a violation of Rule 609(a) of the Mississippi Rules of Evidence.

FACTS

On November 13, 1985, the appellant John Michael Signer was indicted by the DeSoto County Grand Jury on a charge of sexual battery. Signer's trial...

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