Legal Opinion

Lambert v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1934No. 31399PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The appellant was convicted of murder. A motion made by the appellant for a change of venue was refused. There was a conflict in the evidence introduced on the hearing of this motion, and the ruling of the court thereon seems to be correct. Moreover, we would have to say, in order to reverse the ruling, that it was manifestly wrong. This cannot be done.

Motions by the appellant to quash the indictment and the special venire drawn for the trial of the case were overruled. The ground of these motions is that the jurors were not selected in the manner provided by sec tions 2039 and 2040; Code…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Riggs v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Boatwright v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1919

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hammond v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Grooms v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Parr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Gooch v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Daniels v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977

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