Brown v. State

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant Ronald Brown was charged with selling 25.6 grams of marijuana for $15 to an undercover agent on June 26, 1975 and of selling 9.5 grams of marijuana for $10 on June 30, 1975 to the same undercover agent. Appellant was age 16 at the time of the alleged sale. The jury found appellant guilty on both charges and fixed his punishment on the first charge at three years in the Department of Corrections and a $3,000 fine and at five years and a $7,000 fine on the latter charge for a total of eight years and $10,000 in fines. We reverse for the error hereinafter discussed.