Thomas v. State

591 So.2d 837 (1991)

Randy THOMAS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 89-KA-0837.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 18, 1991.

Jacqueline Smith Pierce, Jackson, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., John R. Henry, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

HAWKINS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

The circuit court of Hinds County, First Judicial District, convicted Randy Thomas of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-139(a)(1) (Supp. 1989), and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, Miss. Code Ann. § 97-1-1 (Supp. 1989), after trial by jury. He was…