Legal Opinion
Hughes v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1981No. 52363PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
401 So.2d 1100 (1981)
David Lee HUGHES
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 52363.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 11, 1981.
Robert B. Prather, Columbus, for appellant.
Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Robert D. Findley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.
SUGG, Justice.
The principal issue in this case is whether the constitutional guarantees against double jeopardy bar prosecution of a defendant for the separate crimes of rape and kidnapping when the defendant rapes his kidnapped victim.
Defendant was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to imprisonment for ten…
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