BEN v. STATE

No. 2009-CA-01495-COA.

96 So.3d 9 (2011)

Cecil R. BEN, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Ann Epps , Canton, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts , Jackson, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, C.J., ISHEE and ROBERTS, JJ.


LEE, C.J., for the court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. A jury in the Leake County Circuit Court convicted Cecil R. Ben of forcible rape. Ben was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Ben's post-trial motions were denied. Ben subsequently filed an appeal, asserting several issues that we have reordered as follows: (1) he was denied his right to a speedy trial; (2) he was not presented with a full jury panel before...

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