BARBER v. STATE

No. 97-KA-01528-COA.

743 So.2d 1054 (1999)

Fredrick BARBER, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

June 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary B. Jones, Meridian, Thomas M. West, Attorneys for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Pat S. Flynn, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE KING, P.J., BRIDGES, DIAZ, AND LEE, JJ.


DIAZ, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Fredrick Barber appeals his conviction of simple assault on a police officer raising the following issues as error: 1) whether defense counsel was deficient in his performance and whether counsel's deficiency was prejudicial and 2) whether the court erred in not giving defense jury instruction D-2. Finding the last issue to be dispositive, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

¶ 2. On August 28, 1996, a minor traffic...

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