Legal Opinion
Spencer v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1970No. 45947PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
240 So.2d 260 (1970)
Howard H. SPENCER
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 45947.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
October 12, 1970.
W.S. Moore, Jackson, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
BRADY, Justice.
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit Court District of Hinds County, Mississippi, wherein the appellant was found guilty on a charge of possession of marijuana. From this verdict the appellant was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to pay a fine of $1,000 and to stand…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jones v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harper v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- Watts v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
- Black v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Bell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
- Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Cleveland Colson v. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Whittington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Gilleylen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
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