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HACKETT v. STATE

No. 2001-KA-00082-COA.

822 So.2d 1078 (2002)

James HACKETT a/k/a James Hatchett, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 2002.

Certiorari Denied August 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan W. Duggan, Jr., Brandon, attorney for appellant.

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

Before McMILLIN, C.J., BRIDGES, and IRVING, JJ.

BRIDGES, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. The grand jury of Hinds County indicted James Hackett and Frederick Perry on five counts of armed robbery. Hackett went to trial on August 4, 1998, without Perry, who was tried separately. Hackett's trial continued on August 5, without Hackett, as he fled the court's jurisdiction. The jury convicted him in absentia on all five counts.

¶ 2. Almost two years later, Hackett returned to the court's jurisdiction for sentencing...

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