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MITCHELL v. STATE

No. 2011-KA-00684-SCT.

110 So.3d 732 (2013)

Donald MITCHELL a/k/a Donald K. Mitchell v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of State Public Defender by George T. Holmes , Phillip Broadhead , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura Hogan Tedder , attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Before the Court is a direct appeal of the conviction of Donald Mitchell for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and his habitual-offender sentence. Finding that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of Mitchell's prior convictions for possession of marijuana and cocaine, we reverse Mitchell's conviction, vacate his sentence, and remand for a new trial.

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