BLANTON v. STATE

No. 97-KA-00439COA.

727 So.2d 748 (1998)

Lee Joseph BLANTON a/k/a Hosea Blanton, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela A. Ferrington, Natchez, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Charles W. Maris Jr., for Appellee.

Before BRIDGES, C.J., and HINKEBEIN and KING, JJ.


HINKEBEIN, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Leo Joseph Blanton (Blanton) was convicted in the Circuit Court of Adams County of selling cocaine. Blanton was sentenced to serve a term of twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and pay a fine of $5000. Aggrieved by his conviction, he appeals to this Court on the following grounds:

I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE...

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