State v. Duvernoy

Sprouse, Judge:

This case is before the Court upon a writ of error and supersedeas to the final judgment of the Circuit Court of Roane County, entered on March 26, 1971, upon a jury verdict finding the defendant, Henry Todd Duvernoy, guilty of possession of marijuana. By its final judgment, the circuit court sentenced the defendant to a term of not less than two years nor more than five years in the West Virginia Penitentiary pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16, Article 8A, Section 23 of Code, 1931, as amended, prior to the effective date of the repeal of Article 8A by Chapter 54, Acts of…