SMITH, Justice, for the Court:
James Lee Collins was convicted in the Circuit Court of Tate County of capital rape and sentenced to life in prison. Collins appeals from the jury verdict and argues that as a matter of first impression before this Court that the trial court erred in not instructing the jury to consider "mistake of age" as a defense to capital rape nor did the trial court instruct the jury on the offense of statutory rape. Collins also raises a Batson...
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