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Chambers v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 28, 1971No. 46379PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

252 So.2d 217 (1971)

Leon CHAMBERS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 46379.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 28, 1971.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1971.

Mullins & Smith, George F. West, Jr., Natchez, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Leon Chambers and James Williams were indicted in the Circuit Court of Wilkinson County for the murder of Aaron Liberty on the night of June 14, 1969. A change of venue was granted to the Circuit Court of Amite County, and Chambers and Williams were jointly tried in that court on October 27, 1970. At…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. People v. LettrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  3. People v. SpriggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
  4. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  5. Newberry v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950

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4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. State v. O'ClairSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. Parker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Lee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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