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Denton v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 10, 1977No. 49811PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

348 So.2d 1031 (1977)

Sue DENTON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49811.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 10, 1977.

Johnston, Wright & Steinberger, Fielding L. Wright, Jr., Pascagoula, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Scherry J. LeSieur, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SMITH and LEE, JJ.

SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Sue Denton has appealed from her conviction of aggravated assault in the Circuit Court of Jackson County. For that offense she was sentenced to serve 18 years imprisonment.

The evidence was ample to sustain the conviction. The jury was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Colson v. SimsMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Hall v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
  4. SUN-RISE RICE FARMS v. HawkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Hooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Minnick v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Gates v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Barnes v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Wilkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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