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SHELTON v. STATE

No. 54075.

445 So.2d 844 (1984)

Lynn SHELTON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 22, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Herring, Herring & Self, Canton, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Bill Patterson and Anita Mathews Stamps, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before BROOM, P.J., and HAWKINS and DAN M. LEE, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

Lynn Shelton was indicted by the Grand Jury of Lowndes County, Mississippi, at the November, 1981 term. That indictment charged him with abusing Kenneth Shelton, a nine month old child, in violation of § 97-5-39 Miss. Code Ann. (1972) as amended. From a verdict of guilty and a sentence of eighteen (18) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Shelton now brings this appeal.

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