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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

VS. -*- MADISON COUNTY XJ* CAUSE NO. 21-000281-A

STEPHEN L. HUTTON m 09 202I DEFENDANT

DOB: JUNE 21, 1965 ANITA WKAY
SSN: 425-13-6945

JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE INSTANTER

CAME ON THIS DAY TO BE HEARD the sworn petition ofthe Defendant to enter
a plea of guilty to the crime(s) set forth below. Having heard and fully considered the
petition and the matters presented in support of the petition, in the presence of the
Defendant, the Defendant's attorney, JOHN G. (TRAE) SIMS, III, and the prosecuting
attorney, the Court finds that: (1) the Defendant is competent to enter a plea of guilty; (2)
the plea(s) of guilty is/are freely, voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently made and entered;
(3) that afactual basis exists which establishes the Defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable
doubt; and, (4) the Defendant understands his/her constitutional rights and expressly
waives those rights to enter his/her plea(s) of guilty; and (5) the plea(s) of guilty is/are
offered pursuant to a recommendation of the State as to sentence which Defendant
acknowledged the Court is not bound to accept. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the
Defendant's plea(s) of guilty be accepted and the Defendant is hereby adjudicated to be
guilty of:

PROMOTING PROSTITUTION

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant is hereby sentenced as follows:

To serve a term of TEN (10) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of
Corrections, with the last SEVEN (7) years to be suspended; the Defendant shall be
placed inthe custody ofthe Mississippi Department of Corrections for a term of ONE
(1) year and after completion of the ONE (1) year in the custody of the Mississippi
Department of Corrections, the Defendant shall be placed in the Intensive
Supervision Program ("ISP") pursuant to Miss Code Ann. Section 47-5-1001 etseq
(1972, as amended) for a period of TWO (2) years and shall comply with all the terms
and conditions of the ISP. Should the Defendantviolate an order, rule or condition
of the ISP, he/she may be arrested by the correctional field officer and placed in the
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actual custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections ("MDOC") Such

Defendant is under the full and complete jurisdiction of the MDOC and subject to
removal from the program by the classification hearing officer. The Circuit Clerk is
hereby directed to give notice ofthis order, within fifteen (15) days ofthe date ofthis
order, to the central office ofthe MDOC and to the regional office ofthe MDOC which
will be providing supervision to the Defendant in an ISP.

The above sentence is ordered to run consecutively to any and all other sentences.

(1) the Defendant pay court costs in the amount of $1,442.00, a District Attorney
investigative fee in the amount of $500.00 and a Mississippi Bureau of Investigations
!El!S?n9nat,Ve fefe in the amount of $50000; a" t0 be Paid at the rate of not less than
$100.00 per month to begin thirty (30) days after release from confinement and continuing
every month thereafter until paid in full.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant be given credit for all time served
in pretrial detainment on the above described charges.
SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED this the 9th day of August, 2021.

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IN THE CIRCUIT C|SrT«6^AtM}N COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
VS.
AUG OU A „. *„n?*
r AN1TAWRAY, CIRCUIT CLERK CAUSE NO. fotiti) ~02tt0
STEPHEN L. HUTTON _jffi? -—D,C" DEFENDANT
PETITION TO PROCEED BY BILL OF INFORMATION

COMES NOW the Defendant in the above-styled and numbered cause and petitions this

Court to permit the State of Mississippi to proceed by way of Bill of Information, charging him
with the crime of PROMOTING PROSTITUTION §97-29-51(2)(vi), withoutthe findings of a

Grand Jury Indictment, and would cite in support thereof the following:

1. The Defendant isrepresented bycounsel and has been fully advised bysuch counsel

that the State may not formally charge him for a felony without a Grand Jury

Indictment unless the Court permits the State to proceed by Bill of Information by

sustaining this Petition;

2. The Defendant, by and through this sworn Petition, formally waives a Grand Jury

Indictment; and,

3. The Defendant knowsthat he has a right to require the State to formally indict him

in order to proceed, and Defendant knowingly and intelligently waives this

Constitutional right under Article 3 Section 27 of the Mississippi Constitution of
1890 andany and all other legal and Constitutional rights relating thereto.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant prays that this Petition be

granted. /\

DATED, this the Q day of(jH^Af ,2021.

Respectfully submitted,

STEPHEN L. HUTTON, Defendant/Petitioner

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STEPHEN L. HUTTON
WHITE/MALE
DOB: 06/21/1965
SSN: 425-13-6945

tate of Mississippi:

Katie MouRt<MSB # 103879

AssistantDistrict Attorney
Post Office Box 121
Canton, Mississippi 39046
(601)859-7838
Fax: (601) 859-8880
katie.moulds@madison-co.com

^^^Counsel for Defendant:

John G. Sims, HI, MSB tfyH£*'")&

Attorney for STEVE HUTTON '
Taggart Rimes & Wiggins PLLC
1022 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 101
Ridgeland, MS 39157-2048
(601) 898-8400
trae@trwlawvers.com