Rhodes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The crime of assault and battery is one over which the justice of the peace court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and circuit court. [ citations omitted ] It is well settled by decisions of this Court that, in the absence of fraud or collusion, when concurrent jurisdiction exists in two courts, the court first acquiring jurisdiction acquires exclusive jurisdiction. [ citations omitted ] However, when one court which has concurrent jurisdiction with another court has acquired jurisdiction but voluntarily relinquishes it by a nolle pros or dismissal of the cause, the other court may proceed. Hegwood v. State, 206 Miss. 160 , 39 So.2d 865 (1949); Hampton v. State [ 138 Miss. 196 , 103 So. 10 (1924)], supra; Rogers v. State, supra.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 568 So. 2d 1192 - Simmons v. State