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Caldwell v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 27, 1980No. 51698PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

381 So.2d 591 (1980)

George Edward CALDWELL

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 51698.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 27, 1980.

Bridgforth, Woods & Buntin, Taylor Buntin, John G. Zizmann, Southaven, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, BROOM and COFER, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Capital murder is the offense for which the appellant George Edward Caldwell (defendant) was convicted in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County.[1] After the jury was unable to agree upon the punishment, a life sentence was imposed against…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
  5. United States v. Cloyd L. UnverzagtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Archer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Dycus v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Graves v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Nathan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989

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