Poole v. State

Julius Olin Poole, appellant, and Ms brotlier were jointly indicted in the Circuit Court of Newton County, Mississippi for the larceny of $200 in money from one J. B. Blackwell. Appellant was tried separately, found guilty, and was sentenced to serve four years in the state penitentiary.

On Saturday, November 25, 1961 J. B. Blackwell was serving a 60-day jail sentence for public drunkenness. He was used around the jail to help the jailer clean up and was in such favor with the sheriff that he was allowed to leave the jail on Saturday morning's and return on Monday mormngs. A son of Blackwell…