Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Austin v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1975No. 48824PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

324 So.2d 245 (1975)

Hershel Ray AUSTIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48824.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 22, 1975.

Harry L. Kelley, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Pete J. Cajoleas, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before RODGERS, INZER and SMITH, JJ.

RODGERS, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Hershel Ray Austin, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Alcorn County, Mississippi, for the crime of murder. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to a life term in the state penitentiary. He has appealed to this Court and complains that he did not get a fair trial in the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. McKee v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
  2. Manning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Wells v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Dumas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  2. May v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Taylor v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Duvall v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Roberson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API