SWANAGAN v. STATE

No. 98-KA-00395-COA.

759 So.2d 442 (2000)

Dexter SWANAGAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

February 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie Wilson, Greenville, Attorney for Appellant.

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

BEFORE McMILLIN, C.J., IRVING, AND THOMAS, JJ.


McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Dexter Swanagan has appealed his conviction of burglary of a dwelling in a joint trial in which an alleged accomplice, Eddie Lee Stewart, was also convicted. In this appeal, Swanagan raises six issues that he contends warrant reversal of his conviction. He claims (a) that the trial court erred in denying his request for severance and separate trial, (b) that the trial court erred by refusing to grant a continuance to allow...

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