Harris v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
McG-ehee, 0. J.
Upon information furnished to the sheriff and his deputy by a special agent of the railroad company, who was known to them to be a credible person, the said officers went to the passenger station at Grenada to await the arrival of a train on which they had been advised that the defendant, Buster Harris, would arrive with a suitcase of whiskey. The train was due within a few minutes after this information was furnished at the sheriff’s office, and there was not therefore sufficient time left within which to obtain a search warrant for the seizure and search of the suitcase when…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Quan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
- Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Martin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
- Williamson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1925
3Cited by4 opinions
- Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Terry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Terry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1965