Nichols v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In August, 1980, an information charging the offense of manufacturing marihuana was filed against the appellant, who prefers to be called Sister Penny, and against Sister Nora, another member of the Church of the New Day Missionaries. After an extended pretrial hearing on October 27 the case was tried before a jury on November 6 and 7. A severance was granted during the trial. Sister Penny’s case was submitted to the jury, which found her guilty of possession of marihuana and imposed a sentence of six months in the county jail. This appeal is from a judgment on the…