Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 1983No. 54119PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

430 So.2d 406 (1983)

Edward SMITH, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54119.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 6, 1983.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1983.

Lee B. Agnew, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen., by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before BROOM, P.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.

BROOM, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Murder in a hospital is the unique feature of this case. Trial of the defendant, Edward Smith, Jr., was conducted during March, 1982, in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. The jury found Smith guilty and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Pittman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Ramseur v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. MacKbee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. McNeil v. HesterMississippi Supreme Court · 2000

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