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FORD v. STATE

No. 90-KA-0441.

589 So.2d 1261 (1991)

Johnny Lee FORD v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jannie M. Lewis, Lexington, for appellant.

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

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

HAWKINS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Johnny Lee Ford appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to sell for which he was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment and fined $10,000 by the circuit court of Holmes County. Because there was a violation of Ford's right to be tried within 270 days of his arraignment under Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-1 (1986), we reverse and render and discharge the...

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