Hill v. State

NIX, Judge.

Plaintiff in error, John C. Hill, Jr., hereinafter referred to as defendant was charged, tried by a jury, and found guilty of Illegal Possession of Marihuana in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. 34080. Judgment and sentenced was imposed on May 3, 1968, in accord with the jury verdict sentencing the defendant to seven years imprisonment and a $5000.00 fine; and from that judgment an appeal has been perfected by court-appointed counsel, the public defender.

Counsel for the defendant filed a brief questioning the sufficiency of the evidence and claiming excessive…