Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Myers v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 1972No. 46626PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

268 So.2d 353 (1972)

Arthur MYERS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 46626.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 6, 1972.

Wilroy, Wilroy & Hagan, Hernando, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John M. Kinard, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice:

Arthur Myers (with others) was charged by indictment with the murder of a DeSoto County Deputy Sheriff. Upon the conclusion of his trial upon that charge in the circuit court of that county, the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged, and accordingly he was sentenced to suffer death.

Arthur Myers, the appellant here, is a…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Billie Sol Estes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  3. Armstrong v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Stokes v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Robert G. Cox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962

28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  2. MacK v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Hill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Cannaday v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API