Faulkenberry v. State

OPINION

BLISS, Judge:

The Appellant, Kenneth W. Faulkenber-ry, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried before a jury and convicted of the crime of Possession of Marihuana in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Case No. CFR-75-547. Punishment was assessed at a term of one (1) year in the Pontotoc County jail. From a judgment and sentence in conformance with the verdict the defendant has perfected his timely appeal.

Briefly stated, the evidence adduced at trial is as follows: Officer Jarrett Kel-ough of the Ada Police Department testified that on the evening of May 19, 1975, he…