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Ruffin v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 22, 1984No. 54071PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

447 So.2d 113 (1984)

Larry Donnell RUFFIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54071.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 22, 1984.

Ken Rose, Atlanta, Ga., Kennie E. Middleton, Fayette, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Amy D. Whitten, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before BROOM, P.J., and HAWKINS and DAN M. LEE, JJ.

HAWKINS, Justice, for the Court:

Larry Donnell Ruffin was convicted of murder and given a life sentence at a bifurcated trial in Harrison County. A change of venue from Forrest County had been granted due to pre-trial publicity.

FACTS

In the rural community of Eatonville in…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Hill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. United States Ex Rel. Smith v. BaldiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Graham v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Shearer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Hansen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. MacKbee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Wiley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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