Legal Opinion

Fells v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1977No. 49361PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

345 So.2d 618 (1977)

Cleveland FELLS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49361.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 27, 1977.

Curtis L. Collins, Clyde W. Mullins, Natchez, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Wayne Snuggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SMITH and LEE, JJ.

PATTERSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Cleveland Fells was convicted of armed robbery by the Circuit Court of Adams County and sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary.

On January 31, 1975, at about 6:24 p.m., Boothe's Package Store, Inc., in Natchez was robbed. The clerk of the store,…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. People v. GouldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  5. People v. GouldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. York v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Wilson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Jimpson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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