GOLDEN v. STATE

No. 2006-KA-00767-SCT.

968 So.2d 378 (2007)

William GOLDEN, Jr. a/k/a William Howard Golden, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Daniel Hinchcliff, attorney for appellant.

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

Before SMITH, C.J., DICKINSON and LAMAR, JJ.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. A defendant who raped two women at different places within a span of three hours was indicted, tried, and convicted of two counts of rape. The issues presented are: (1) the trial court's refusal to grant the defendant's request for separate trials for the two rapes; (2) the delay in swearing the jury until after evidence had been introduced; (3) sentencing by the trial court, rather than the jury; and (4) failure of the...

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