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Hamilton v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 17, 1990No. 07-58788PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

556 So.2d 685 (1990)

James A. HAMILTON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 07-58788.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 17, 1990.

Jim Waide, Tupelo, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., John T. Kitchens, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, SULLIVAN and PITTMAN, JJ.

ROY NOBLE LEE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

James A. Hamilton was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, for knowingly and intentionally possessing greater than one (1) kilogram of marijuana with the intent to distribute. The lower court sentenced him to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Maryland v. GarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. United States v. George WuagneuxCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. John D. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. In the Matter of the Application of Lafayette Academy, Inc., Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Graves v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Barrett v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. United States v. James HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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