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DENSMORE v. STATE

No. 2008-KA-00981-SCT.

27 So.3d 379 (2009)

Relious DENSMORE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of Indigent Appeals by Hunter Nolan Aikens, Leslie S. Lee, Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura H. Tedder, attorneys for appellee.

Before WALLER, C.J., DICKINSON and KITCHENS, JJ.

KITCHENS, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Following a jury trial, Relious Densmore was found guilty of one count of sale of cocaine and was sentenced to serve thirty years as an habitual offender pursuant to Mississippi Code Section 99-19-81 (Rev.2007). Finding that the State fell short of its duty to disclose evidence, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

Facts

¶ 2. The State's main witness was Cecil Spraggins, who...

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