Legal Opinion

Burchfield v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 4, 2004No. 2002-CT-00261-SCTPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

892 So.2d 191 (2004)

Christopher BURCHFIELD

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2002-CT-00261-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 4, 2004.

Jack R. Jones, III, Southaven, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Methamphetamine, or "crystal meth," is not difficult to manufacture. The ingredients may be extracted from widely-available (and otherwise legal) products such as flashlight batteries and non-prescription sinus and cold medication.[1] This unfortunate fact led our…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Hobgood v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Frazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
  3. Shaffer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. Eaddy v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Rogers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012

24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API