Legal Opinion
Merritt v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 1986No. 56572PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
497 So.2d 811 (1986)
Nolen MERRITT
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 56572.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
November 5, 1986.
E. Fred Dobbins, Leakesville, for appellant.
Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
Before WALKER, C.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.
ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
I
This case presents questions concerning the existence, in the circuit courts of this state, of the authority to hear appeals from justice courts via the ancient writ of certiorari and, if so, whether and on what bases the order of the Circuit Court here…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pharr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Weaver v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Moran v. NecaiseMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Board of Sup'rs v. MeltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
- Ex parte GrubbsMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
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