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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 58468.

543 So.2d 665 (1989)

Vernon Oscar WILLIAMS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Fortner, Pascagoula, for appellant.

Mike Moore, Atty. Gen., Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, PRATHER and BLASS, JJ.

ROY NOBLE LEE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Vernon Oscar Williams was indicted by a Jackson County Grand Jury in January, 1986, for the rape of his twelve-year-old stepdaughter. He was tried twice in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, which trials resulted in mistrials. Williams was tried a third time on the charge January 20, 1987, and the jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty. Thereupon, Williams was sentenced to twenty-five (25) years in the custody of...

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