Legal Opinion
Peterson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1972No. 46821PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
268 So.2d 335 (1972)
Fred PETERSON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 46821.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 19, 1972.
On Rehearing November 6, 1972.
Harold J. DeMetz, Ebb J. DeMetz, Gulfport, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:
This is the second appeal of Fred Peterson, who was first convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Stone County and sentenced to suffer the death penalty. His conviction was reversed by this Court on the ground of improper venue. Peterson v. State, 242 So.2d 420 (Miss. 1970). Thereafter,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Peterson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by32 opinions
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