Lee v. State

383 So.2d 821 (1980)

James Edward LEE, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 51867.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 14, 1980.

Johnston & Steinberger, Albert S. Johnston, III, Pascagoula, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Susan L. Runnels, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and LEE and BOWLING, JJ.

LEE, Justice, for the Court:

James Edward Lee, Jr. was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine), was sentenced to serve a term of fifteen (15) years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and was fined fifteen…