Legal Opinion

Fabian v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1973No. 47445PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUGG, Justice:

This appeal is from the Circuit Court of Marshall County, Mississippi wherein the defendant, Bobby Joe Fabian, was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death.

The defendant, by his testimony at the trial, admitted his guilt and by this appeal presents two questions for determination: (1) Was there sufficient evidence upon which the jury could make a determination that the crime was committed in Marshall County, Mississippi, rather than in the State of Tennessee? (2) Should the sentence of death have been imposed upon the defendant ?

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hudson v. McAdoryMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  3. State v. FabianMississippi Supreme Court · 1972

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Whittington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Bobby Kidder v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  4. Jimmy Allen v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2025

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