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Smith v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 3, 1969No. 45213PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

220 So.2d 313 (1969)

Will Allen SMITH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 45213.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 3, 1969.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1969.

Prewitt, Bullard, Braddock & Vance, Vicksburg, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice.

Appellant, Will Allen Smith, was indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of murder in the Circuit Court of Warren County. He was sentenced to the state penitentiary for life. From that sentence he appeals to this Court.

We reverse and remand the case for a new trial as we are…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Harvey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Gambrell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Nelson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Gilliard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Marks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Nowitzke v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. KilleleaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Beckwith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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