Legal Opinion

Heidelberg v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 5, 1973No. 47144Published

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Presiding Justice.

The appellant was tried and convicted in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court of the crime of delivering marijuana to one Eddie E. Nealey, and sentenced to serve four (4) years in the state penitentiary with three (3) years of the sentence suspended.

The appellant contends first that the court should have directed a verdict of not *923guilty, because the testimony of the state is not sufficient to overcome the presumption of innocence. We think that the proof offered by the state showing that the defendant Heidelberg delivered marijuana to the individual named in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. SpeaksMississippi Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Miller v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Purdy v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972

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