Legal Opinion
Petition of Broom for Writ of Error
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1964No. 43370PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Essie Lee Broom was indicted in the Circuit Court of Leflore County on November 8, 1962, for the felony of obtaining money under false pretenses. On November 12 she was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. On November 26 she changed her plea to guilty, and the circuit court sentenced her to two years imprisonment, suspended it, and placed her on probation for two years, subject to certain conditions.
The petition contains the following averments: Petitioner is a Negro woman, about 25 years of age, unmarried, of “limited formal education,” and the mother of six young children. Although…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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