Rogers v. State

599 So.2d 930 (1992)

Malcom (Malcolm) ROGERS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 90-KA-0690.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 25, 1992.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1992.

Herman F. Cox, McGuire & Cox, Gulfport, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen. and Charles W. Maris, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and BANKS, JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

INTRODUCTION

This appeal came before this Court from the Circuit Court of Jackson County. There, Malcolm Rogers (Rogers) was convicted on May 22, 1990, for distributing a controlled substance, crystal…