Jackson v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Herman Jackson, Jr., was driving on Highway 61 near Clarksdale with no driver’s license and with an expired inspection sticker when a Mississippi Highway Patrolman stopped him for speeding. On June 1, 2005, a Coahoma County grand jury indicted Jackson on two counts of possession of a controlled substance; the drugs were found as a result of the traffic stop. The first count of the indictment charged Jackson with possession of marijuana in an amount between 30 and 250 grams. The second count of the indictment charged Jackson with possession of cocaine salt in an…