Legal Opinion
Whittington v. STEVENS, SHERIFF
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1954No. 39341Published
1Opinion of the Court
221 Miss. 598 (1954)
73 So.2d 137
67 Adv. S. 140
WHITTINGTON
v.
STEVENS, SHERIFF.
No. 39341.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 14, 1954.
Arrington & Arrington, Carroll Kemp, Hazlehurst, for appellant.
Joe T. Patterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
GILLESPIE, J.
The Board of Supervisors of Copiah County entered an order in full accordance with the second sentence of Code Section 7907 releasing appellant from one-half of his term of imprisonment. The circuit judge entered an order without notice to appellant declaring void the order of the board of supervisors and directed the sheriff to hold…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Greaves v. HenryMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
- Hinton v. Perry CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1904
- Gabriel v. Brame, SheriffMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Knox v. Board of Sup'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1925
- Whittington v. STEVENS, SHERIFFMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
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