YOUNG v. STATE

No. 07-KA-59393.

562 So.2d 90 (1990)

Sam YOUNG, III v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross R. Barnett, Jr., Barnett Law Firm, Thomas J. Lowe, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.


HAWKINS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

This case is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, James D. Bell, presiding, in which Sam Young, III, was convicted of possession of pentazocine with intent to distribute. He was sentenced as a habitual offender under MCA § 99-19-81 (Supp. 1977). As a result, he received 30 years imprisonment without parole and a $1,000,000 fine. We affirm.

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