DAVIS v. STATE

No. 45294.

219 So.2d 678 (1969)

Willie Rogers DAVIS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom W. Goldman, Jr., Meridian, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

Willie Rogers Davis, appellant, was convicted of possession of marijuana in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, and was sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary. The indictment charged that he "did unlawfully, willfully and feloniously have in his possession and under his control marijuana."

There is little conflict in the facts, and indeed, appellant does not contend that the jury's verdict was against the weight of the...

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