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STEELE v. STATE

No. 58343.

544 So.2d 802 (1989)

James Robert STEELE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Mike Moore, Atty. Gen. by DeWitt Allred, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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

ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

On October 17, 1985, a Harrison County jury found the defendant/appellant, James Robert Steele, guilty of capital murder in the death of Christina Renee Sinclair, a twenty-three month old child. See, Sections 97-3-19(2)(f) and 97-5-39(2), Mississippi Code Annotated (Supp. 1988). The next day, after a separate hearing, the jury sentenced Steele to life imprisonment. Steele's Motion for New Trial or J.N.O.V. was overruled on...

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