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McElwee v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 1971No. 46597PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

255 So.2d 669 (1971)

Bernard W. McELWEE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 46597.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 13, 1971.

T.F. Badon, F.W. Stratton, Liberty, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John M. Kinard, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

Appellant Bernard W. McElwee was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Amite County for the crime of murder. He was sentenced to serve life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals. We reverse and remand.

The evidence in this case establishes that appellant was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Long v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Bangren v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Bowen v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Cutrer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. May v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Harveston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Wells v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977

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