Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Shoemake
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1952No. 38203PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This case involves the validity of Section 3 of the Youth Court Act of 1946, which vests exclusive, original *376jurisdiction in all proceedings concerning any delinquent or neglected child under 18 years of age in the Youth Court Division of the Chancery Court, or where there is a County Court, in the Youth Court Division of the County Court. Miss. Laws 1946, Chap. 207; Miss. Code 1942, Sec. 7185-01 through 7185-30. We hold that it is valid.
Appellant, Ronnie Wheeler, a Negro boy, was indicted for grand larceny in the Circuit Court of Covington County. That county has no county court. At the time…
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