Holland v. State

656 So.2d 1192 (1995)

Willie James HOLLAND

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 92-KA-00053-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 8, 1995.

Robert M. Ryan, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Jean Smith Vaughan, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and SULLIVAN and BANKS, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Willie James Holland was convicted in the Tate County Circuit Court for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-139(a)(1). The trial court sentenced Holland to serve a term of fifteen (15) years…