Legal Opinion
Coggins v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1954No. 39279PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKyle, J.
The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Webster County on a charge of manslaughter for the killing of Clyde Jenkins by culpable negligence, and was sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of three years. From that judgment he prosecutes this appeal.
The deceased met his death as a result of an automobile accident that occurred on U. S. Highway No. 82, approximately iy2 miles east of the Town of Eupora, on September 13, 1952, between 6:30 and 7:00 o ’clock P.M. The testimony of the State’s witnesses showed that the 1941 Ford automobile which the deceased…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- Vaca v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1948
- Graives v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Austin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Sullivan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hewlett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Barrett v. ShirleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1957
- Langdon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
- Nix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
- Hathorn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
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