State Supreme Court / Miss.

Brooks v. State

Decided May 8, 1950. Percy Mercer Lee wrote the opinion for the court.

46 So. 2d 94 · Cited 75 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Brown v. Mississippi · 297 U.S. 278
Floyd v. State · 148 So. 226
Fisher v. State · 110 So. 361
Wexler v. State · 142 So. 501
Lancaster v. State · 195 So. 320
Wright v. State · 8 So. 2d 455
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia · 148 So. 346

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