Legal Opinion
Boydstun v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1971No. 46397PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
249 So.2d 411 (1971)
R.W. BOYDSTUN, Jr.
v.
STATE.
No. 46397.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 7, 1971.
R.W. Boydstun, Jr., Louisville, A.S. Scott, Jr., Laurel, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
SMITH, Justice:
Appellant, R.W. Boydstun, Jr., was indicted for criminal libel. He was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and serve a term of 6 months in the county jail. From that conviction and sentence he has appealed.
Numerous matters are assigned as error requiring reversal.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ashton v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Coleman v. MacLennanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908
- Reaves v. FosterMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Boydstun v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
- Boydstun v. PerryDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1973
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