Legal Opinion
Rogers v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1962No. 42221PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillespie, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the petition of Basel Rogers for a writ of error coram nobis. The petition was heard before a disinterested judge, the Honorable Tom P. Brady, upon certification of the Honorable Sebe Dale, Circuit Judge of Marion County, that he was disqualified.
A brief history of this litigation is necessary to understand the issues. Sheriff J. Y. Polk of Marion County was waylaid and murdered on April 22, 1960. Six persons, including Basel Rogers, appellant, were arrested and charged with murder. The Circuit Court of Marion County convened on June 13, 1960, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rogers v. JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Dickerson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
- McKenzie v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
- Robinson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
- Rogers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. Kerekes v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Vittitoe v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. ThornhillMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- James Milton Waddy and James Barrow Ransom v. Henry Heer, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
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