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Fair v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 5, 1990No. 89-KA-0928PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

571 So.2d 965 (1990)

John Wesley FAIR

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 89-KA-0928.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 5, 1990.

Richard B. Lewis, Chapman Lewis & Swan, Clarksdale, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., W. Glenn Watts, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

John Wesley Fair stands convicted in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County of the crime of arson in connection with the burning of the dwelling house of Gloria Ross Holmes, upon which he has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Guaranty Nat. Ins. Co. v. PittmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Moawad v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Johnson v. WESTON LUMBER & BLDG. SUPPLYMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Barnett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Harris v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  4. McGruder v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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