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HENDERSON v. STATE

No. 54662.

445 So.2d 1364 (1984)

Jacob HENDERSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 8, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Frank Collins, Collins & Dreher, Jackson, for appellant.

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

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This case presents the question whether the rules of English grammar are a part of the positive law of this state. If they are, Jacob Henderson's burglary conviction must surely be reversed, for the indictment in which he has been charged would receive an "F" from every English teacher in the land.

Though grammatically unintelligible, we find that the indictment is...

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