Legal Opinion
Ashford v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1991No. 90-KA-0233Published
1Opinion of the Court
583 So.2d 1279 (1991)
Herbert Ray ASHFORD
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 90-KA-0233.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 3, 1991.
Mark G. Williamson, Ward & Williamson, Starkville, for appellant.
Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.
ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
I
Today's appeal challenges that we take seriously that constitutionally-mandated and often controversial rule that no person shall be convicted of a crime save the evidence establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The case for the prosecution in this sale of cocaine case…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- May v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Colorado v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Fairchild v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
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