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Stokes v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1989No. 58428PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

548 So.2d 118 (1989)

Phillip STOKES

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 58428.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 19, 1989.

George M. Ward, Natchez, for appellant.

Mike Moore, Atty. Gen. by Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.

I

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

Today's appellant has been convicted of a brutal robbery/murder for which he has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Issues tendered include admissibility of an inculpatory statement, fruits of a search, and a plethora of evidentiary points. We have examined the…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by73 opinions

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  3. Ladner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Wells v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. West v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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