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Phillips v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1982No. 53469PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

421 So.2d 476 (1982)

Jackie Lee PHILLIPS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 53469.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 27, 1982.

Binder, Kirksey & DeLaughter, William B. Kirksey, Alvin M. Binder, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty.Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Asst.Atty.Gen., and Bill Patterson, Sp.Asst. Atty.Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SUGG, P.J., and BROOM and BOWLING, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Enhancement of punishment under Mississippi Code Annotated § 99-19-81 (Supp. 1981), our "habitual criminals" statute, is highlighted in this case appealed from the Circuit Court of Coahoma County,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. Johnson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Nixon v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Sones v. HargettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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