Legal Opinion

Redwine v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 5, 1928No. 26957PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Anderson,, J.

The appellant assigns and argues two grounds for reversal of the judgment in this case. First, that the court erred in refusing appellant’s instruction for a directed verdict of not guilty; and second, that the misconduct of the district attorney in the argument of the case before the jury should work a reversal of the judgment.

In determining the propriety of the action of the trial court in refusing to direct a verdict of not guilty in this case, the evidence tending to prove appellant’s guilt must be considered most favorably for the state. Putting it differently, every…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cotton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Allen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1927

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Warn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Haymond v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Goldsby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Ragland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1981

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