Legal Opinion

Bovan v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 7, 1997No. 95-KA-01372-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SOUTHWICK, Judge, for the Court:

f 1. George Bovan was convicted of disorderly conduct. Bovan challenges his conviction on the basis of the following issues: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to grant a judgment notwithstanding the verdict; (2) the trial court erred in finding the existence of exigent circumstances; and (3) the trial court erred in granting instructions concerning exigent circumstances.' We find that these issues do not merit reversal, and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On March 18, 1994, David Douglas, an off-duty police officer, observed Kendrick Hayes entering the home of Hayes’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. State v. LashinskySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Pettis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Merritt v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000

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