Hardison v. State

Docket Number:	2009-KP-00233-SCT Linked Case(s): 2009-KP-00233-SCT

Supreme Court:	Opinion Date: 03-31-2011 Holding: On the Court's own motion, this matter is remanded with instructions to the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County to hold a hearing within sixty days of the date of this order for the limited purposes of providing the State an opportunity to provide reasons for the delay, and to overcome the presumption that Hardison was prejudiced by the twenty-seven-month delay. After conducting the hearing, the trial judge shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall provide this Court with a certified copy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law, a transcript of the hearing, and all exhibits and documents related thereto. Upon receipt of these materials, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall supplement the appellate record before this Court and give the parties notice of the filing of that supplemental record. Within thirty days of that notice, the parties shall file simultaneous supplemental briefs not to exceed twenty pages and limited to the speedy-trial issue.

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 05-24-2006 Appealed from: Hinds County Circuit Court Judge: W. Swan Yerger Case Number: 04-0-034-03 WSY

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