Temple v. State

Henry Clayton Temple was convicted in the Circuit Court of Hinds' County of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-1-1 (Supp. 1985). Temple appeals assigning the following errors:(1) The court erred in not declaring a mistrial when the state continually attempted to impeach appellant with evidence of other crimes, thereby prejudicing the jury against him.(2) The evidence against appellant was not sufficient to support the verdict and a directed verdict or judgment N.O.V. should have been entered by the court.(3) It was error for the court to enhance the sentence…