SANDERS v. STATE

No. 54871.

479 So.2d 1097 (1985)

Bruce SANDERS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Harvey, Jr., Columbus, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Carolyn Mills, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


HAWKINS, Justice, for the Court:

Bruce Sanders appeals from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County for the sale of cocaine, sentence of twelve years and fine of $10,000.

While he makes several assignments of error, we find only one requiring reversal, that the circuit judge erred in granting the state an instruction which authorized it to convict for possession of cocaine with intent to transfer, a crime of the same magnitude and carrying the...

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