Case Name: John STEWART v. STATE of Mississippi
Court: Mississippi Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1991-07-24
Citations: 583 So. 2d 206
Docket Number: No. 90-CA-617
Parties: John STEWART v. STATE of Mississippi.
Judges: Before ROY NOBLE LEE, PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 583
Pages: 206–206

Head Matter:
John STEWART v. STATE of Mississippi.
No. 90-CA-617.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 24, 1991.
William C. Cunningham, Columbus, for petitioner.
Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for respondent.
Before ROY NOBLE LEE, PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.

Opinion:
ON MOTION TO REMAND
BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
The appellant was tried and acquitted of a capital offense. The sole issue involved in this appeal is controlled by our decisions in Wilson v. State, 574 So.2d 1338 (Miss.1990) and Pruett v. State, 574 So.2d 1342 (Miss.1990), construing Mississippi Code Annotated, Section 99-15-17 (Supp.1990). Accordingly, we may expedite this matter. The judgment of the lower court is reversed and the case remanded to the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County for a hearing on the appropriate amount of expenses to be allowed the attorneys representing the defendant consistent with our opinions in Wilson and Pruett.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., HAWKINS and DAN M. LEE, P.JJ., and PRATHER, ROBERTSON, SULLIVAN, PITTMAN, and McRAE, JJ., concur.