Bedford, 021480 MSAGO, 19800214

Case DateFebruary 14, 1980
CourtSouth Carolina
Honorable Willie Bedford
No. 19800214
Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
February 14, 1980
         Honorable Willie Bedford          Justice Court Judge          Route 1, Box 140          Meadville, Mississippi 39653          Affidavit Against a Deputy Sheriff           Dear Judge:          Attorney General Bill Allain has received your letter of February 11, 1980, and has assigned it to the undersigned for research and reply. In your letter you state:
“I am writing you concerning a case I had last week. I would like you to give me your opinion on this matter. Last week the deputy sheriff of Franklin County, Mark Thornton, held a woman while the daughter of Sheriff James Posey beat her in the face. The Justice Court Judge in whose district this happened was unable to be reached. I wrote an affidavit against Deputy Mark Thornton and Miss Melisia Posey. I made the affidavit returnable to Judge Marie Griffin, in whose district this incident happened. Sheriff Posey said it was against the law to write an
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