Powell v. State

355 So.2d 1378 (1978)

Carolyn POWELL

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49949.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 8, 1978.

Richard W. Wise, Starkville, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Scherry J. LeSieur, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, BROOM and BOWLING, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Marijuana possession is the offense for which Carolyn Powell (appellant) was convicted in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Mississippi. She appeals from a sentence of two years at the Mississippi Department of Corrections and a $500 fine. Her appeal is grounded on the assertions…