BLACKMAN v. STATE

No. 91-KA-00966-SCT.

659 So.2d 583 (1995)

Billy BLACKMAN, a/k/a Billy Blackmon v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Holmes, Jackson, for appellant.

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

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and BANKS and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.


BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

This is an all too routine cocaine possession case which we are compelled to reverse because of a transgression of our evidentiary rules by the prosecuting attorney.

I.

The facts are simple but disputed as to Blackmon's involvement. It is undisputed that Officer Love, while on patrol in an area of dope activity came upon a scene from which at least one individual ran. Love testified that several individuals ran and...

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