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Kelly v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 29, 1973No. 47305PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

278 So.2d 400 (1973)

Alvin KELLY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47305.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 29, 1973.

Roy N. Lee, Forest, W.D. Moore, Alford & Mars, Philadelphia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by T.E. Childs, Jr., Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

Appellant Alvin Kelly was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Neshoba County for the crime of rape. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We reverse and remand.

The proof on behalf of the state established that on the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Spears v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
  4. McCaskill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Cofer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1930

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Conner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Herron v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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