JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 42144.

246 Miss. 182 (1962)

145 So.2d 156

JOHNSON v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 8, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson; Bidwell Adam, Gulfport, for appellant.

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


ETHRIDGE, J.

Appellant, Betty Johnson, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Harrison County of the possession of burglar's tools, and was sentenced to one year in jail. The relevant statute, Miss. Code 1942, Rec., Sec. 2044, provides: "It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession implements, tools, or instruments designed to aid in the commission of burglary, larceny or robbery; and on the conviction of any person...

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