SPENCER v. STATE

No. 45947.

240 So.2d 260 (1970)

Howard H. SPENCER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.S. Moore, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


BRADY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit Court District of Hinds County, Mississippi, wherein the appellant was found guilty on a charge of possession of marijuana. From this verdict the appellant was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to pay a fine of $1,000 and to stand committed until the fine was paid. From this verdict an appeal is taken.

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