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CONE v. STATE

No. 47053.

271 So.2d 453 (1973)

James B. CONE v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 2, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson, Pittman, Pittman & Pittman, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John M. Kinard and T.E. Childs, Jr., Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

ROBERTSON, Justice:

James B. Cone and Christopher Linkenhoker were jointly indicted by the Forrest County grand jury at the July, 1971, term for unlawful possession of marijuana. Cone was granted a severance. He was then tried, convicted and sentenced to serve a term of two years in the State Penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1,000.00.

Based on Johnson v. State, 260 So.2d 436...

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