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EVANS v. STATE

No. 89-KA-1241.

579 So.2d 1246 (1991)

Willie Robert EVANS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Fortner, Ross Parker Simons, Pascagoula, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., John R. Henry, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

In October 1988, the Jackson County Grand Jury indicted Willie Robert Evans under Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-65(1) (1990 Supp.) for the rape of his daughter, Cecilia (a fictitious name).

Judge Robert T. Mills held trial on May 15, 1989, at the Jackson County Circuit Court — after which the jury found Willie guilty. Judge Mills sentenced Willie to life imprisonment.

Willie appealed and...

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