DRANE v. STATE

No. 55964.

493 So.2d 294 (1986)

Robert Hall DRANE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing September 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Nixon, Natchez, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Pat Flynn, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and SULLIVAN and ANDERSON, JJ.


ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

Robert Hall Drane was convicted in the County Court of Adams County for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. We reverse his conviction on that charge, but because of the evidence at trial would have supported a conviction for the lesser included offense of simple possession, we remand for resentencing.

On January 6, 1982, Robert Drane and his companion...

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