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WATSON v. STATE

No. 2011-KA-01356-SCT.

123 So.3d 446 (2013)

Rodrique Deshaun WATSON a/k/a Rodrique D. Watson a/k/a Rodrique Watson a/k/a Rodrique E. Watson v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 17, 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 Lisa L. Blount , attorney for appellee.

Before DICKINSON, P.J., KITCHENS and CHANDLER, JJ.

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Rodrique Watson appeals his conviction for burglary of a dwelling. Because the trial judge incorrectly instructed the jury that breaking the plane of a door satisfies the force element of burglary of a dwelling, we reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. When Sue Hegwood returned home from shopping, she parked her car in an open garage, which...

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