Wilson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, P. J.
On the night of Monday, January 19, 1959, Reverend Ed Grayson was the owner of a number of hogs. Wilson, the appellant, was charged by indictment with stealing one of these hogs on that night. Wilson was convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiary for one year. He appealed to this Court. On this appeal he makes four contentions. After careful examination of the record and of the briefs, we have concluded that it is necessary that we discuss only one of the contentions. That contention is that the proof is insufficient to connect Wilson with the crime and it is too uncertain and vague to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McDougal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- Coggins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
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