Legal Opinion
Dotson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1978No. 50477PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
358 So.2d 1321 (1978)
Frederick DOTSON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 50477.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 24, 1978.
Johnnie E. Walls, Jr., Robert E. Buck, Greenville, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
Before ROBERTSON, LEE and BOWLING, JJ.
LEE, Justice, for the Court:
Frederick Dotson was convicted of simple assault upon a law enforcement officer in the Circuit Court of Washington County and was sentenced to five (5) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with two (2) years suspended on good behavior. He…
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