FOLK v. STATE

No. 90-KA-0093.

576 So.2d 1243 (1991)

Alfred FOLK v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Frisbie, Greenville, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and BANKS, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

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