Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1974No. 47751PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

291 So.2d 741 (1974)

Mose WATSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47751.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 18, 1974.

John C. Webb, Greenville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Pete J. Cajoleas, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

BROOM, Justice:

In the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, appellant, Watson, was tried and convicted of carrying a concealed weapon. His sentence was a four year term in the state penitentiary, of which three years were suspended. We reverse and remand.

By grand jury indictment it was alleged that the appellant on March 18, 1973 "unlawfully,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. AshcraftCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
  2. Meyer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Bowers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Sisk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Hurst v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1911

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Peterson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. StanleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Washington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Porter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  5. Richmond v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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