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BARNETT v. STATE

No. 1998-KA-01110-COA.

757 So.2d 323 (2000)

Leroy BARNETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitman D. Mounger, Greenwood, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry Jr., Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE McMILLIN, C.J., BRIDGES, AND PAYNE, JJ.

McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Leroy Barnett was convicted of murder by a Leflore County Circuit Court jury in the stabbing death of Louise Whittaker. He was also convicted on a second count involving a charge of aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing Whittaker's four year old son, Kevis Whittaker, in the same incident. Though the child's injuries were severe enough to be life-threatening, he survived the attack. The most damaging evidence linking Barnett...

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