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RANKIN v. STATE

No. 2006-KA-00279-COA.

963 So.2d 1255 (2007)

Melvin RANKIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

August 28, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie D. Roussell, Laurel, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., BARNES and CARLTON, JJ.

BARNES, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Melvin Rankin was found guilty of statutory rape by a jury in the Circuit Court of Wayne County and sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He appeals and raises the following issues:

I. The trial court committed reversible error by allowing testimony regarding a letter purported to be written by Melvin Rankin to [C.E.'s mother...

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