HARRIS v. STATE

No. 41800.

241 Miss. 46 (1961)

129 So.2d 372

MATTIE HARRIS AND MITTIE COLEMAN v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 24, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanford Young, Waynesboro, for appellants.

G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, J.

The question here is whether the youth court has jurisdiction over the trial of misdemeanors in which a person is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. We hold that it does not, in view of the plain terms of the relevant statutes. Therefore it is not necessary to pass upon any constitutional issues.

The County Attorney of Wayne County filed...

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