Legal Opinion

State v. Watkins

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 30, 1996No. 92-CA-01070-SCTPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

676 So.2d 247 (1996)

STATE of Mississippi

v.

Jessie Paul WATKINS.

No. 92-CA-01070-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 30, 1996.

Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, Leonard McClellan, Sp. Asst. Attorney General, Jackson, for Appellant.

No Brief filed for Appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and PITTMAN and SMITH, JJ.

PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

On June 26, 1992, a Special Master of the Sunflower County Chancery Court signed an order of commitment for Jessie Paul Watkins to be committed to the Mississippi State Hospital for examination and treatment "at such time as the director determines that…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mississippi Power Co. v. GoudyMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Hart v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
  3. State Ex Rel. Carr v. the Cabana Terrace, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Western Line Consolidated School District v. Greenville Municipal Separate School DistrictMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Estate of Miller v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. City of Starkville v. 4-County Elec. Power Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Hudson v. MoonMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Attorney General v. Interest of BCMMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Manhattan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC v. PaceCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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