HOWARD v. STATE

No. 94-DP-00524-SCT.

701 So.2d 274 (1997)

Eddie Lee HOWARD, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Sue Smith, Columbus; Armstrong Walters, Walters & Walters, Columbus, for Appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, Jackson; Leslie S. Lee, Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Attorneys General, Jackson, for Appellee.

En Banc.


DAN LEE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This death penalty case concerns questions of waiver of counsel, right to self-representation, use of standby counsel, and due process of law that assures a fair trial was afforded in which we have confidence that justice was done. Under the circumstances of this case, we are not so assured. Therefore, we are left no alternative but to reverse.

On August 13, 1992, a Lowndes County...

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