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Sharplin v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1976No. 48934PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

330 So.2d 591 (1976)

Horace SHARPLIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48934.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 20, 1976.

Morris C. Phillips, Jr., Robert N. Brooks, Carthage, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Billy L. Gore, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before INZER, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

SUGG, Justice:

Horace Sharplin, defendant, was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter for the death of Thelma Sharplin, his estranged wife. We reverse and remand for a new trial. The questions are: (1) Was the county attorney disqualified from participating in defendant's prosecution…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Brasfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. People v. CarterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Loren R. Gajewski and Mervin A. Gajewski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  5. Kersey v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Jordan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  3. United States v. William ReyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. De La Beckwith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Howard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003

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