KING v. STATE

No. 48322.

304 So.2d 650 (1974)

Will KING v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey T. Ross, Clarksdale, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John C. Ellis, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


SUGG, Justice:

Appellant, Will King, was convicted in the County Court of Coahoma County for the unlawful sale of marijuana. He was sentenced to serve a term of 10 years in the State Penitentiary and was fined $5,000. Appellant's only assignment of error is that the sentence imposed by the court was in excess of that allowed by law.

The sale for which appellant was convicted occurred on May 18, 1972 when the maximum penalty for the sale of marijuana was 4...

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