PERKINS v. STATE

No. 46158.

244 So.2d 414 (1971)

John M. PERKINS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Constance Iona Slaughter, George Peach Taylor, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Velia Ann Mayer, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


PER CURIAM:

John M. Perkins was convicted in the Circuit Court of Simpson County of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor, by inducing and persuading an eleven-year-old child to enter and remain in the Simpson County jail contrary to the instructions of the jailer. Miss.Code 1942 Ann. §§ 7185-13 and 7185-02(g) (Supp. 1968). He was fined $400 and sentenced to four months in jail. We reverse.

The defendant, prior to the introduction...

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