CLANTON v. STATE

No. 47398.

279 So.2d 599 (1973)

Jerry CLANTON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Luther Austin, Laurel, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Billy L. Gore, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


SUGG, Justice:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Jones County, Mississippi, by Jerry Clanton, appellant, who was convicted of selling marijuana and sentenced to 10 years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

Appellant first contends that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence and that he should have been granted a directed verdict of acquittal. Danny Collins, a Laurel Policeman...

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