LOFTON v. STATE

No. 2016-KA-00990-SCT.

248 So.3d 798 (2018)

Jerry Lynn LOFTON a/k/a Gerry Lynn Lofton a/k/a Gerry Lofton a/k/a Jerry Loftin a/k/a Jerry Lofton v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, BY: GEORGE T. HOLMES , JACKSON.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY: LAURA HOGAN TEDDER , JACKSON.

BEFORE RANDOLPH, P.J., MAXWELL AND BEAM, JJ.


¶ 1. A jury found Jerry Lofton guilty of murder. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to life without parole. Lofton now appeals, claiming he was forced to proceed pro se without knowingly or voluntarily waiving his right to an attorney. But the record shows he...

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