Reed v. State

PRATHER, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION.

This criminal case is appealed from the Circuit Court of Scott County, Mississippi. On June 20, 1991, after a trial by jury, the appellant, Will Reed, Jr., was convicted of selling a controlled substance, namely cocaine. The trial judge sentenced Reed to serve sixteen (16) years in prison and to pay a three thousand dollar ($3,000.00) fine. Following the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict or for a new trial Reed appeals to this Court assigning as error the following:

I. THE COURT COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR IN DENYING APPELLANT…