Legal Opinion

Francis v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1929No. 27885PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcGowen, J.

The appellant, Francis, was convicted in the circuit court of Lee county of the crime of receiving stolen property, and sentenced to pay a fine and serve a term in jail, from which he appeals here.

It is unnecessary to state the facts here, and we will content ourselves with saying that there was evidence on behalf of the state sufficient to sustain the conviction, and the g*uilt or innocence of the appellant was purely and strictly a question for the jury, with which we cannot interfere.

The only question which is argued seriously, as we view the brief, is the giving of the following…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sartorious v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1852
  2. Frank v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Stewart v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1909

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Pettus v. S TateMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Bennett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  3. State v. AschenbrennerOregon Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Rickey Walton a/k/a Rickie Walton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025

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