Legal Opinion
Thompson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1972No. 46941PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Justice:
Appellants, A. B. Thompson, Jr., Leon Thompson and Davis Stewart, were indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Amite County of participating in a riot in the Town of Gloster, Mississippi. Each *642defendant was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary.
About 10:00 p. m., Sunday night, October 3, 1971, the defendants were part of a crowd variously estimated at from 25 to 60 people congregated on and milling about on a main business street in the small town of Gloster, Mississippi. Officer Lewell Toney, a 40-year old policeman, testified that he heard a lot…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Haskett v. WashingtonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1968
- Thomas v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- McLaurin v. City of GreenvilleMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
- Chinn v. JohnsonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- Thompson Et Al. v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Thompson Et Al. v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973