CARPENTER v. STATE

No. 2003-KA-02609-SCT.

910 So.2d 528 (2005)

Vernell CARPENTER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kevin Rundlett, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jean Smith Vaughn, attorney for appellee.

Before WALLER, P.J., GRAVES and DICKINSON, JJ.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Following a jury trial, Vernell Carpenter was convicted of burglary of a business and sentenced to seven years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. This case involves a prosecutor's use of information at trial that a police officer obtained from Carpenter prior to advising him of his constitutional rights.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2. While on patrol, Officer Samuel...

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