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Alexander v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 19, 1978No. 50035PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

358 So.2d 379 (1978)

John Peyton ALEXANDER, II

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 50035.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 19, 1978.

Jacobs, Griffith, Pearson, Eddins & Povall, Charles C. Jacobs, Jr., Cleveland, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karey A. Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Henry T. Wingate, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ.

SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

John Peyton Alexander was indicted for murder. He was tried on that charge in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, convicted and sentenced to life…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ross v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Harvey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  3. State v. DouglasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
  4. City of Laurel v. UptonMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
  5. In Re Estate of PrineMississippi Supreme Court · 1968

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Taylor v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Russell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Porter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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