Legal Opinion

Tillman v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1952No. 38328PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, J.

Tillman was convicted of driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

He says the State failed to prove the venue of the .crime. It is true no witness specifically said the crime occurred in Mississippi. Holloway v. State, 199 Miss. 356, 24 So. (2d) 857. Is there enough to show the crime *139occurred in this State? The affidavit before the justice of the peace charged that the crime occurred on public Highway No. 9 in District No. 1, Calhoun County, Mississippi. The judgment of the justice of the peace found defendant “guilty as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Crum v. BrockMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Holloway v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Holley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Stewart v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Anthony v. BassettMississippi Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rogers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Crum v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Bearden v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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