Legal Opinion
Swington v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1999No. 97-KA-00591-SCTPublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
¶ 1. Jerry Swington appeals his conviction and sentence in the Pike County Circuit Court of unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to distribute within 1500 feet of a church and his adjudication as a habitual offender, in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § §41-29-139, -142 -147 (1993), and Miss. Code Ann.…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Read v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by76 opinions
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