Legal Opinion
Ray v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 1952No. 38335PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArrington, J.
The appellant, James Ray, Jr., was jointly indicted with Roosevelt Young, Ernest Woodson and Bryant Moody, Jr., for the murder of O. W. McDonald. The appellant was granted a severance, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, from which judgment he appeals.
McDonald operated a small grocery store in the City of Meridian. He was unmarried, was about 70 years of age, and lived in quarters in his store. On the morning of April 9, 1950, he was found brutally murdered in his grocery store. Upon an investigation made by the officers, Ernest Woodson and Roosevelt Young were arrested, and later, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Keeton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
- State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1956
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