Legal Opinion

Vaughn v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 13, 1924No. 24355PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.

The appellant, Vaughn, was convicted of unlawTfully having intoxicating liquors in his possession. The first conviction was in the justice of the peace court, and the case was appealed to the circuit court, where the appellant was again convicted and given a fine and jail sentence. The testimony for the state was objected to on the ground that the evidence was procured by an unlawful . search and was therefore inadmissible against the defendant. The sheriff procured, a search warrant to search the automobile of one Clayton, and he and a deputy and a justice of the peace went upon a roadside…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. v. HendricksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. Miller v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Butler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Taylor v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
  5. State v. PattersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Strange v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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