McNeely v. State

277 So.2d 435 (1973)

Stephen J. McNEELY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47332.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 7, 1973.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1973.

Floyd & Floyd, Gulfport, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by T.E. Childs, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

This is an appeal by Stephen J. McNeely from a conviction in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Harrison County of the unlawful possession of "methedrine," a substance subject to the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. For this violation he was sentenced to serve six months…