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BLACKWELL v. STATE

No. 45563.

231 So.2d 790 (1970)

Jim BLACKWELL v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Sekul, Clare Hornsby, Biloxi, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Wade H. Creekmore, Jr., and James H. Creekmore, Special Asst. Attys., Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

JONES, Justice.

In the summer of 1968, there were in Harrison County, on the beach, along old Highway 49 (apparently abandoned by the Highway Department when a new road was built) on the northern edge of Gulfport and at other points, certain places which existed on proceeds from law violations, particularly those prohibiting gambling and prostitution. They operated to a large extent through what is commonly called night...

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