Legal Opinion

Wood v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1973No. 47162PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INZER, Justice:

Appellant J. W. Wood was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jasper County of the crime of manslaughter in the killing of Robert Lee Williams. He was sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We affirm.

This is the second appearance of this case before the Court. Appellant was indicted for the crime of murder and was convicted of manslaughter. The facts in the record on this trial in all important particulars are as were the facts in the former trial, and they are set out in considerable detail in our opinion,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wood v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Roberson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  3. McGuire v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Schroer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Houston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. PepplesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  2. Rainer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  4. State v. PepplesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. Travis C. Campbell a/k/a Travis Contz Campbell a/k/a Travis Cortez Campbell a/k/a Travis Contez Campbell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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