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SKINNER v. STATE

No. 97-KA-01428 COA.

726 So.2d 272 (1998)

John SKINNER a/k/a John Wesley Skinner, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Stephenson, Meridian, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE THOMAS, P.J., COLEMAN, AND HINKEBEIN, JJ.

THOMAS, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. John Skinner appeals his conviction of aggravated assault, raising the following issue as error:

I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO GRANT A MISTRIAL BECAUSE THE PROSECUTION TOLD THE JURY DURING VOIR DIRE THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS A CONVICTED FELON.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. On the evening of January 24, 1997, Priscilla...

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