Mississippi Supreme Court November 22, 1978, No. 50788 (Caldwell v. State)

BOWLING, Justice,

for the Court:

Appellants, along with two other persons, were indicted for the crime of rape in the Circuit Court of Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Appellants requested a severance and a joint trial. The jury found each appellant guilty of the crime charged and each was sentenced to a term of fifty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.