Gandy v. State

438 So.2d 279 (1983)

Phillip GANDY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 53900.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 28, 1983.

E. Hugh Cunningham, William B. Kirksey, Jackson, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen. by Marvin L. White, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and BOWLING and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

Phillip Gandy has been convicted in the Circuit Court of Hinds County on a charge of conspiracy to deliver cocaine in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-139(c) (Supp. 1982). He has been sentenced to serve five years…