Legal Opinion

Cole v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 31, 1992No. 90-KA-1094PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

608 So.2d 1313 (1992)

West COLE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 90-KA-1094.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 31, 1992.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1992.

Dewitt L. Fortenberry, Jr., Mendenhall, James W. Craig, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Marvin L. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Charlene R. Pierce, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

EN BANC.

McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

On January 21, 1957, West Cole entered a plea of guilty to manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County. He was sentenced to serve one year in jail. Subsequently, Cole was convicted of capital…

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2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by89 opinions

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  4. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  5. Bevill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996

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