Legal Opinion

McCulloch v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1943No. 35233PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, P. J.

Appellant was indicted and convicted in the circuit court of Attala County of the crime of uttering a forged instrument and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten years. From that judgment he prosecutes this appeal.

The evidence in this case not only showed the guilt of the appellant beyond a reasonable doubt and to the exclusion of every other reasonable hypothesis, but went further and was so overwhelming against the appellant that a verdict of not guilty would have indicated bias on the part of the jury in favor of the appellant. In such cases all errors are harmless unless they go…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Calicoat v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Wexler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Flowers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1911

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Stokes v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Kendall v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Gregory Smith v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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