Legal Opinion

Kennard v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1961No. 41890PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGillespie, J.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of burglary. He was jointly indicted with Johnny Lee Roberts. Roberts entered a plea of guilty and testified against appellant.

‘While the appellant took the stand and denied the charges made against him, there was ample evidence to justify the jury in finding the following facts.

Roberts was acquainted with appellant, having once lived on appellant’s farm. Roberts had been employed by the Forrest County Co-op, Inc., as a helper on the delivery truck, for several years prior to September 25, 1960, the date of the alleged burglary here…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  5. Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Matthew Winters v. Thomas D. Cook, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. Clemons v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Ford v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Shinall v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Henry v. CollinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1963

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