WORTHY v. STATE

No. 48273.

308 So.2d 921 (1975)

Ralph (Robert) WORTHY v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don H. Evans, L.J. Lee, Jackson, for appellant.

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

Before RODGERS, SMITH and SUGG, JJ.


SMITH, Justice:

Ralph (Robert) Worthy was tried in the Circuit Court of Winston County upon an indictment charging him with a sale of marijuana, a controlled substance, on June 9, 1972. He was convicted, and was sentenced to serve a term of four years in the penitentiary. He has appealed here.

On the date of the offense, Worthy was 17 years of age. He was 18 at the time of his trial. This was a first offense.

On the afternoon before trial, and on the...

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