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ROGERS v. STATE

No. 2000-KA-01206-SCT.

796 So.2d 1022 (2001)

James ROGERS a/k/a James Walter Rodgers v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John David Weddle, Tupelo, Angela Newsom Snyder, Attorneys for Appellant.

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

Before McRAE, P.J., MILLS and WALLER, JJ.

McRAE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. On February 17, 2000, a Lee County jury found James Rogers1 guilty of murder, and he was subsequently given a life sentence. Rogers appeals and raises five issues: whether the trial court erred by granting the State's motion in limine to prohibit all mention of the conviction of a State's witness; whether Rogers failed to receive a fair trial due to the State's improper remarks during...

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