BARKER v. STATE

No. 45904.

241 So.2d 355 (1970)

Richard W. BARKER v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 16, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Nolle T. Roberts, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Velia Ann Mayer, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


INZER, Justice.

Appellant, Richard W. Barker, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County for the crime of possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to serve a term of five years in the State Penitentiary and to pay a fine of $2,000. From this conviction he appeals. We reverse and render.

In the early morning hours of March 8, 1969, the police officers of the City of Jackson armed with a search warrant...

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