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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 47652.

288 So.2d 842 (1974)

Rodney M. JOHNSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Christopher, Canton, for appellant.

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

SMITH, Justice:

Rodney M. Johnson was indicted for the crime of kidnapping. Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated section 2238 (1956). He was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Madison County and sentenced to serve a term of 18 years in the penitentiary. Section 2238 defines the crime of kidnapping as follows:

Any person who shall without lawful authority forcibly seize and confine any other person, or shall inveigle or kidnap any other person with intent...

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