Hicks v. State

580 So.2d 1302 (1991)

Michael HICKS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 89-KA-1327.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 22, 1991.

George S. Luter, Jackson, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

Michael Hicks appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-139 (1972), in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. He had been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment,…