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Smith v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 22, 1967No. 44322PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

198 So.2d 220 (1967)

Will Allen SMITH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 44322.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 24, 1967.

Suggestion of Error Overruled May 22, 1967.

Prewitt, Bullard & Braddock, Vicksburg, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice.

Appellant, Will Allen Smith, was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of murder in the Circuit Court of Warren County. He was sentenced to serve a life sentence in the state penitentiary. From this sentence he appeals to this Court. We reverse and remand for a new trial because…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Thompson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Brock v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Lovern v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Puckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Benson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Vickery v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Doby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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