Legal Opinion
Eakens v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1974No. 47633PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
289 So.2d 687 (1974)
Joel R. EAKENS, Jr.
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 47633.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
February 4, 1974.
Agnew, Agnew & Crawford, Jackson, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
SMITH, Justice:
Joel R. Eakens, Jr. was tried in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, convicted of the crime of armed robbery, and sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary. He has appealed here.
There is little or no dispute as to the facts. One Currie, an admitted drug addict, was a friend of Eakens, although several years older. Prior to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. DarlingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Franklin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
- Lusk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1887
- Baygents v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Herron v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cunningham v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
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