Smith v. State

Ethridge, C.

On March 21, 1939, appellant, Yardaman Smith, in the Circuit Court of Simpson County, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to the charges in three indictments of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, and received respective penalties of a $500 fine, and two ninety-day jail sentences. The fine and sentences were “suspended pending good behavior of the defendant. * * * Said sentence to be enforced at the pleasure of the court.” The record reflects that the Hon. Homer Currie was at that time the .district attorney for the State of Mississippi in that, the thirteenth judicial district…