Legal Opinion

Pate v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 7, 1990No. 07-KA-59011PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

557 So.2d 1183 (1990)

Joseph Earl PATE, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 07-KA-59011.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 7, 1990.

Hansel Anthony Jones, Jackson, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen. and Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En banc.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal addresses the sufficiency of proof of two issues: (1) identity of this defendant, as well as, (2) constructive possession of an illegal drug.

Joseph Earl Pate, the defendant below, was charged with possession of marijuana in an amount greater than one (1) ounce with the intent to distribute…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McFee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Curry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Keys v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Powell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Hamburg v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Roberson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Sanders v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Townsend v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Ginn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Clayton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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