State v. Martin

Decided March 15, 1912

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1912-03-15

Hon. W. A. Henry, Judge. Edgar Martin was convicted of petty larceny and appeals. Held: while the plaintiff had a right to introduce evidence in rebuttal, and before the plaintiff had rested in rebuttal, and before the case was closed in each instance, and both civil cases, and before it was necessary to make a motion to reopen as the cases were not closed.

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Decided 1912-03-15

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Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently January 1963

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Whitfield, C.

¶1It was manifest error on the part of the court below not to allow the state to reopen the case and prove the venue.

Per Curiam.

¶2The above opinion is adopted as the opinion of the court, and the action of the court below is hereby declared erroneous.

¶3Case reopened.