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ELLIS v. STATE

No. 1999-CT-01059-SCT.

790 So.2d 813 (2001)

Antwon ELLIS a/k/a Antwon Leshay Ellis v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan W. Duggan, Jr., Brandon, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, III, Jackson, Attorneys for Appellee.

EN BANC.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

MILLS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. In 1999, Antwon Ellis was convicted by a jury in the Hinds County Circuit Court of the 1997 murder of a store owner. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. On appeal, his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Court of Appeals. We, in turn, granted certiorari and now reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

¶ 2. Antwon Ellis was convicted largely on...

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