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Jones v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1975No. 48190PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

306 So.2d 57 (1975)

Marvin JONES

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48190.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 13, 1975.

Johnson & Walker, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

Marvin Jones was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for the sale of a controlled substance, and sentenced to fifteen years in the state penitentiary. He appeals.

The appellant is an admitted drug addict. He was indicted for selling heroin to two undercover narcotics agents on September 15, 1972. These agents terminated their…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Mississippi Power Co. v. HarrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Hitt v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Hopkins v. Youth Court of Issaquena CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Kidd v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Chase v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Hannah v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Pennington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. FlohrNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980

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