Legal Opinion
Harrelson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 1954No. 39410PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. On a former appeal of the case we reversed the decision of the lower court and remanded the case for a new trial. Harrelson v. State, 217 Miss. 887, 65 So. 2d 237. Appellant was again convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, from which he appeals again.
His attorneys have filed a brief and have appeared and argued the case. The Attorney General has also appeared and argued it, but in addition to these proceedings on the merits, the Attorney General has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal because of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Eisler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bohanan v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Harrelson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Lofton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. Del RioNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
- Hammonds v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1968