Legal Opinion
Bellew v. Dedeaux
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1961No. 41823PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcElroy, J.
On November 3, 1958, this Court affirmed a conviction of appellants and their sentences to the penitentiary by the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, for concealing and harboring an escaped prisoner under Sec. 2142.5 of the Miss. Code of 1942, Rec., which is Chapter 258 of the Laws of 1952 as follows: “An act to make it a felony for any person to conceal or harbor any prisoner or convict who has escaped from the lawful custody of any officer, jail, prison, or penitentiary; and to provide the penalties for the violation thereof.
“Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. SansomeMississippi Supreme Court · 1923
- Bellew v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lewis v. Simpson Et Ux.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1936
- Ellis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1948
- Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
3Cited by2 opinions
- McCaffrey's Food Mkt., Inc. v. Mississippi Milk Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
- Mottram v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970