Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1978No. 50391PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
359 So.2d 1355 (1978)
Frederick B. SCOTT
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 50391.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 17, 1978.
Rehearing Denied July 12, 1978.
David R. Hunt, Joe C. Webster, Clarksdale, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and SUGG and WALKER, JJ.
SUGG, Justice, for the Court:
The defendant, Frederick B. Scott, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County for the rape of a female above the age of twelve years, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The twenty-three year old prosecutrix arrived at…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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