Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1995No. 91-KA-00595-SCTPublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

656 So.2d 95 (1995)

Charles E. SMITH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 91-KA-00595-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 11, 1995.

George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr., Greenville, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

In this crack cocaine case we are compelled to consider the proper handling and import of evidence of prior sales admitted for the purpose of showing intent to distribute. We conclude that such evidence is admissible for the purpose described if the trial court concludes that, under the…

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. United States v. Reginald James CauseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  2. Johnston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Peterson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Parker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. United States v. Felino RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by111 opinions

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  5. Kolberg v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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