Coyne v. State

484 So.2d 1018 (1986)

James Alfred COYNE, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 56086.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 26, 1986.

Richard Dymond, Gulfport, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by DeWitt Allred, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

James Alfred Coyne was indicted on August 12, 1983 with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Specifically, he was charged with possession of 2,468.4 grams of marijuana, in violation of § 41-29-139 Miss., Code Ann. (1972). He was tried on…