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Russell v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1986No. 56596PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

497 So.2d 75 (1986)

Calvin RUSSELL

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 56596.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 1, 1986.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1986.

R.L. Wong, Cleveland, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and SULLIVAN and ANDERSON, JJ.

WALKER, Chief Justice for the Court:

Calvin Russell was indicted for the murder of Gordan K. Gaines and tried in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Bolivar County. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. From that conviction he appeals; finding…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fairchild v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Rush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Robinson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. McGowan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Carter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Phillips v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Corbin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Dobbins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000

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