1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Miss.
  4. 245 Miss.
  5. 245 Miss. 391 (1962)
 

GOODE v. STATE

No. 42334.

245 Miss. 391 (1962)

146 So.2d 74

GOODE v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 5, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.R. Hardin, Noel Buckley, Jackson, for appellant.

G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

McELROY, J.

Percy Lee Goode, a Negro, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, on a charge of rape of Rosie Lee Cowan, a Negro. The jury disagreed as to the punishment and he was sentenced to serve life in the state penitentiary. The facts are sordid and lurid and we feel it unnecessary to recite them in this opinion.

(Hn 1) The prosecutrix related a detailed story of how she...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases