Fuller v. State

230 So.2d 213 (1970)

Gregory Cleveland FULLER

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 45485.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 12, 1970.

Robert L. Lennon, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

ROBERTSON, Justice:

The appellant, Gregory Cleveland Fuller, was found guilty of the crime of possession of a narcotic drug, namely, marijuana, by a jury in the Circuit Court of Forrest County, Mississippi. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and to serve three years in the state penitentiary.

Briefly, the facts are these. W.V. Oubre, Director…