State v. McClinton

WALKER, Justice, for the Court.

This is an appeal on behalf of the State of Mississippi by Joe Clay Hamilton, District Attorney of the Tenth Circuit Court District from an order of the Circuit Court of Clarke County sustaining demurrers to indictments against the four defendants. The cases were consolidated for purpose of appeal only.

The defendants, Franklin Slay and Lewis McClinton, were, on April 6, 1973, aider-men of the Town of Quitman, Mississippi.

Harvey Underwood and Billy Kemp were, on the eighth day of May, 1974, employees of the Town of Quitman, Mississippi.

The indictments against…