SMITH v. STATE

No. 40147.

228 Miss. 476 (1956)

87 So.2d 917

SMITH v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arrington & Arrington, Hazlehurst, for appellant.

J.R. Griffin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


GILLESPIE, J.

The sole question in this case is whether the arrest of appellant and the search of his person was unlawful.

Appellant was convicted of selling intoxicating liquors — second offense — and was fined and imprisoned.

Deputy Sheriff Beasley and Sheriff Stevens made a memorandum of the serial numbers of several one dollar bills and left the list in the sheriff's office. These officers...

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