Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1985No. 54872PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

464 So.2d 516 (1985)

Randy Avery BROWN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54872.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 20, 1985.

Kenneth C. O'Neal, Grenada, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Walker Underwood, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

In this appeal we are asked to decide to what extent a criminal defendant is allowed to present evidence corroborating his testimony as to his state of mind at the time he allegedly committed an aggravated assault and where his sole defense is that of self defense. The…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Groseclose v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Pate v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Josephine v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
  4. Clark v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jefferson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Day v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
  4. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  5. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002

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