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JOHN v. STATE

No. 49682.

347 So.2d 959 (1977)

Smith JOHN and Harry John v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin R. Smith, Philadelphia, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Catherine Walker Underwood, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

The defendants, Smith John and Harry John, were convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced by the Circuit Court of Leake County to serve two years in the penitentiary.1

The primary question is one of jurisdiction between the United States District Court and the Circuit Court of Leake County, Mississippi. Did the United States District Court have jurisdiction to try the defendants under the Major...

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