Quick v. State

309 So.2d 859 (1975)

Thomas E. QUICK

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 48395.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 24, 1975.

Davey L. Tucker, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Vera Madel Speakes, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, ROBERTSON and WALKER, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice:

Thomas E. Quick was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, of the illegal possession of 5.2 ounces of marijuana. He was sentenced to a term of three years, with 18 months suspended pending good behavior, and the…