BOYDSTUN v. STATE

No. 46397.

249 So.2d 411 (1971)

R.W. BOYDSTUN, Jr. v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.W. Boydstun, Jr., Louisville, A.S. Scott, Jr., Laurel, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


SMITH, Justice:

Appellant, R.W. Boydstun, Jr., was indicted for criminal libel. He was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and serve a term of 6 months in the county jail. From that conviction and sentence he has appealed.

Numerous matters are assigned as error requiring reversal. However, the threshold issue is whether publication of the matter set out...

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