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SIMPSON v. STATE

No. 07-58866.

553 So.2d 37 (1989)

Samuel SIMPSON (Sampson Smith) v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon M. Barnwell, Greenwood, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen. and Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and SULLIVAN and BLASS, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Shelly Myles, a Belzoni, Mississippi, businessman had approximately $17,000.00 in his truck on the night of March 28-29, 1986, in Belzoni, Mississippi. It was his practice to store money in his truck at night as he thought the truck would not be suspected as a depository. On this occasion the "hide in plain sight" theory failed to work.

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on the morning of March 29, 1986, Myles went outside and found...

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