Dyer v. State

300 So.2d 788 (1974)

Frankie DYER

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48038.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 30, 1974.

William P. Dodson, Oxford, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice:

Frankie Dyer was indicted for the illegal sale of a controlled substance. He was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Alcorn County and was sentenced to serve a term of six years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1,000. However, payment of the fine and two years of the prison term were suspended "pending good behavior." From his…