COTTON v. STATE

No. 92-KA-01102-SCT.

675 So.2d 308 (1996)

Frederick COTTON a/k/a Fredrick Cotton v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Goodwin, McComb, for Appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, DeWitt T. Allred, III, Sp. Asst. Attorney General, Jackson, for Appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, C.J., and McRAE and SMITH, JJ.


McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

Frederick Cotton appeals his conviction and seven year sentence for the crime of aggravated assault. Because the trial court erroneously allowed a discovery violation involving expert testimony concerning the mechanics of the firearm recovered from the defendant without the witness having been qualified or tendered as an expert, we must reverse and remand this case to the Circuit Court of Pike...

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