BOYD v. STATE

No. 52907.

406 So.2d 824 (1981)

Billy Ray BOYD v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Kennedy Turner, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Robert D. Findley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., and WALKER and BOWLING, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Neshoba County wherein Billy Ray Boyd was convicted of aggravated assault upon Constable Bennie Lee Adkins and sentenced to serve a term of twenty-five years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. He appeals from this conviction contending the constable was unlawfully arresting his brother-in-law and he was privileged to aid in the resistance of that arrest.

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