Legal Opinion

Suan v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 5, 1987No. 57892PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

511 So.2d 144 (1987)

Sabrina SUAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 57892.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 5, 1987.

Bruce B. Smith, Magee, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Wayne Snuggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Barnes v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Murphy v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Miskelley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Byrom v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Burns v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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