Harris v. State

Appellant, Harris, was indicted and convicted in the circuit court of Hinds county for willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously possessing a certain narcotic drug, to wit, Cannabis, commonly called marijuana. He was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the state penitentiary and. appeals here.

Acting under a search warrant, two police officers of the city of Jackson found a plant growing in Harris’ backyard about 50 feet from the doorsteps of the house. One of the officers at the time of the discovery identified the plant as marijuana, and pulled it up and carried it to police…