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Wilson v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 1977No. 49596PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

344 So.2d 739 (1977)

Thomas WILSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49596.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 6, 1977.

Joe B. Timmons, Tupelo, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by John C. Underwood, Jr., Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, SMITH and WALKER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

On May 23, 1975, two armed men held up the office of the People's Bank & Trust Company in Guntown, Mississippi, escaping with $15,000 in cash. Soon thereafter, Thomas Wilson was arrested and charged with the crime. Upon his trial in the Circuit Court of Lee County, the jury found…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Hawkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Clemons v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. York v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Swindle v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Robinson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Shields v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

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