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WILBURN v. STATE

No. 90-KA-0570.

608 So.2d 702 (1992)

James H. WILBURN, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 29, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vaughn Davis, Davis & Rogers, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Jack B. Lacy, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Brandon, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and BANKS, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

What is the effect, in a prosecution for forcible rape of a female adult, of failing to administer to the jury the special oath in capital cases required by Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-73 (1972), where, as here:

(1) the jury, prior to the taking of testimony, received the oath of petit jurors prescribed by Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-71 (1972); (2) the defendant refused any...

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