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Merritt v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1976No. 49247PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

339 So.2d 1366 (1976)

Larry A. MERRITT

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49247.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 2, 1976.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1976.

Dale & Upton, Sebe Dale, Jr., Columbia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Larry Alan Merritt was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County for the murder of his two-year old daughter, Shannon. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The facts are stated in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Funk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. State v. KollenbornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  4. State v. TaylorMontana Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Chamberlain v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Merritt v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Maiben v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Stubbs v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Tapp v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Wideman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976

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