Legal Opinion

Tolbert v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 2, 1981No. 52753PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Angelo Tolbert was indicted for armed robbery, tried upon that charge in the Circuit Court of Grenada County, convicted of robbery and sentenced to serve a term of ten years imprisonment. On appeal he assigns as error, requiring reversal:(1) His alleged confession was improperly admitted;(2) He was entitled to a directed verdict at the conclusion of the State’s case;(3) The court should have granted a peremptory instruction of not guilty at the close of the trial;(4) A special venire should have been granted;(5) Motion for severance made by his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bullock v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Warn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Cochran v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Gross v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Sharplin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  2. West v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Jeffrey Keller Davis v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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