TRIPLETT v. STATE

No. 89-KA-1267.

579 So.2d 555 (1991)

Michael TRIPLETT v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Hathorn, Fair Mayo & Hathorn, Louisville, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Patricia W. Sproat, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and McRAE, JJ.


ROY NOBLE LEE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

This appeal is taken from an order of the Circuit Court of Winston County denying Michael Triplett's motion pursuant to the Mississippi Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act for an out of time appeal following an evidentiary hearing. For reasons that follow, we reverse and render.

I.

On November 6, 1988, Michael Triplett was tried for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to serve twenty (20...

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