Worthy v. State

308 So.2d 921 (1975)

Ralph (Robert) WORTHY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48273.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 3, 1975.

Don H. Evans, L.J. Lee, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John C. Ellis, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before RODGERS, SMITH and SUGG, JJ.

SMITH, Justice:

Ralph (Robert) Worthy was tried in the Circuit Court of Winston County upon an indictment charging him with a sale of marijuana, a controlled substance, on June 9, 1972. He was convicted, and was sentenced to serve a term of four years in the penitentiary. He has appealed here.

On the date of the…