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Wood v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1969No. 45503PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

227 So.2d 288 (1969)

Martha M. WOOD, Jon Thames and Robert J. Kelly

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 45503.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 20, 1969.

Waller, Pritchard & Fox, Barry H. Powell, Jackson, for appellants.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice.

This is an appeal by Martha Wood, Jon Thames, and Robert J. Kelly from a conviction of criminal contempt in the Circuit Court of Grenada County. The principal question to be decided is whether misrepresentations and disrespectful language contained in a bill of exceptions constitute direct…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ex parte WrightIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
  2. MELVIN v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Grace v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Ex Parte RedmondMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Jordan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Purvis v. PurvisMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Murrell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Moulds v. BradleyMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. In Interest of HolmesMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  5. MISS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORM. v. ByersMississippi Supreme Court · 2000

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