Legal Opinion
Cork v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1974No. 47831PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice:
Following his conviction of murder in the Circuit Court of Leflore County Lloyd Louis Cork was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appeals.
On the night of the homicide Cork had been ejected from “Booker’s Cafe” by the proprietor, Booker Wright. It is unclear from the record what reason existed for this action on the part of Wright.
In putting Cork out, Wright struck Cork with a pistoL As he left Cork told Wright: “Wait until I come back.” Following this incident, Wright returned to his duties in the cafe. After a period of at least 15 minutes, and probably…
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