Legal Opinion

Spiers v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 6, 1957No. 40489PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.

The appellant, Jack Spiers, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County on a charge of constructive contempt of court. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and costs and to serve a term of thirty days in jail, the jail term being suspended until July 1, 1957. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

The appellant assigns as error the following: (1) The court erred in finding the appellant guilty upon evidence that was wholly insufficient to constitute proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) the court erred in rendering a judgment against the appellant based on and resulting from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1957

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Groseclose v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Doby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Bond v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1964

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