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McMillian v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 9, 1978No. 50550PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

361 So.2d 495 (1978)

Jessie E. McMILLIAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 50550.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 9, 1978.

Mitchell M. Lundy, Grenada, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, SUGG and COFER, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Jessie E. McMillian was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Grenada County for the murder of James Harvey. The shooting occurred on September 1, 1973, and the trial took place on February 7, 1974. McMillian was sentenced to life imprisonment in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Price v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Thomas v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Capler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Sandoval v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Poe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  4. Samuels v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Villaverde v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996

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