Wilkins v. State

The appellant was convicted of the sale of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary by the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County. Although the appellant was tried and convicted under the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act of 1962, sentence was imposed under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1971, Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated section 6831-74(g) (Supp. 1971), which authorizes sentence under the later act. The sentence, therefore, was in accordance with Section 6831-70(a) (2) of the later act.

The appellant contends that the prior act makes unlawful…