Legal Opinion
King v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1966No. 43804PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice:
This is an appeal by Lawrence King from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County denying his motion for a new trial.
King was indicted for murder at the April 1960 Term of Circuit Court of Montgomery County. Venue was changed to Lauderdale County. In August 1960 the case was tried, but the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict. In September 1960, the case was brought to trial again and a jury selected, but before the taking of testimony began, King, agreeable to the advice of his counsel, withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. Pursuant to his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Jenness v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1949
- State v. SiddallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1907
- Pittman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- Miles v. MonaghanMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Peeples v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
- Riddle v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- King v. CookMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Bridges v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976