Henderson v. State

453 So.2d 708 (1984)

John T. HENDERSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54973.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 1, 1984.

Herman F. Cox, Gulfport, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Frankie Walton White, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

John T. Henderson was convicted of possession of cocaine in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated § 41-29-139 (1972), in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Harrison County. He was sentenced to a term of three years in the Department of…