Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1945No. 35858PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, J.

Appellant was convicted of burglary and grand larceny. On this appeal he makes the contention, among others, that the evidence purporting to connect him with this crime is so vague, indefinite, uncertain and unreliable that it does not justify his conviction, and his request for a peremptory instruction should have been granted; but, if mistaken in this, that the verdict is against the great weight of the believable, creditable evidence, and the case should be reversed and remanded for trial by another jury.

The place burglarized was a store in Inverness, Mississippi, and the property stolen…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Tubb v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Ashford v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Givens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
  4. Farris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  5. Ashford v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991

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