Legal Opinion

Wages v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1950No. 37698PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

This appeal is from a conviction for burglary. It is practically conceded that the evidence was sufficient to make a case for the jury and we so find. The- errors assigned are: (1) the giving’ of an instruction for the State after the jury had retired to consider its verdict; and (2) the giving of an instruction for the State.

With reference to the first assignment, the record discloses that after the jury had retired and during their deliberations:

“One of the jurors, Mr. Haxton, stated to the Court that they were confused as to the indictment and that what they wanted to know was that if they…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Howard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
  2. Gallot v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1898
  3. Osborne v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Goss v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Adams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Galloway v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Van Buren v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Ex Parte WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  5. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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