Legal Opinion
Griffin v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 1990No. 07-KA-59406PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
565 So.2d 545 (1990)
Melvin GRIFFIN and Larry Griffin
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 07-KA-59406.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 20, 1990.
Robert E. Buck, Greenville, for appellants.
Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen. and Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En banc.
HAWKINS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
Melvin Griffin and Larry Griffin were convicted in the circuit court of the Second Judicial District of Bolivar County on a three-count indictment charging them with violation of drug statutes. On a motion for a new trial, the circuit court sustained the motion as to two of the counts,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Breckenridge v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. BurtonSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Stinson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Long v. MAGNOLIA HOTEL CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Miss. Com'n of Jud. Perform. v. RussellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Dickerson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
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