Hays v. State

M. Steele Hays, Judge.

Appellant was charged and convicted of possession of five pounds of marijuana with intent to deliver in violation of Act 590 of 1971, “The Controlled Substances Act.” The jury imposed a fine of $3000.00 and a sentence of three years in the Department of Corrections. Appellant brings this appeal charging that numerous errors in the proceedings below demand reversal.

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Appellant argues that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecuting attorney to mention in closing argument the detrimental effects of marijuana upon high school students, no evidence having been…