Lee v. State

¶ 1. Brian Lee was convicted in the Forrest County Circuit Courtof conspiracy to sell LSD and sentenced to serve twenty years inthe custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with fiveyears suspended and fifteen years to serve. The Court of Appealsaffirmed his conviction, Lee v. State , 733 So.2d 336 (Miss. Ct.App. 1999), and we subsequently granted certiorari. Because theState did not prove all the elements of the indictment, we reverseand render Lee's conviction.

FACTS

¶ 2. On May 28, 1996, Karlton Bradley purchased LSD from Brian Lee, which he subsequently attempted to trade with…