STATE v. NICHOLSON

No. 47534.

286 So.2d 820 (1973)

STATE of Mississippi v. Andrew J. NICHOLSON.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Mangum, Decatur, Marcus D. Gordon, Union, for appellant.

Tom S. Lee, Forest, for appellee.


INZER, Justice:

This is an appeal by the State of Mississippi from an order of the Chancery Court of Newton County granting a writ of habeas corpus on petition of Andrew J. Nicholson on the ground that his probation was wrongfully revoked by the Circuit Court of Newton County. We reverse and render.

The petition for the writ of habeas corpus alleged that the petitioner was confined in the Mississippi State Penitentiary as the result of an order of the Circuit...

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