Fairman v. State

*288OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Earl Fairman, Jr., was indicted on March 16, 1966 for the sale of narcotics (Count I) and for possession of narcotics (Count II), both arising out of the same transaction. He was convicted for the sale and acquitted on the count of possession. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial on the grounds that the prosecution committed reversible error by questioning him about a prior conviction; and on the further ground that the jury’s verdict, finding him guilty of sale but not guilty of possession, was inconsistent and invalid.

1. The first ground of…