Turner v. State

771 So.2d 973 (2000)

Andre TURNER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 1998-CA-01882-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

September 19, 2000.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 2000.

Chokwe Lumumba, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, III, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE KING, P.J., BRIDGES, AND MOORE, JJ.

MOORE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Andre Turner was indicted on two counts of selling cocaine. He was tried separately on each count and adjudicated guilty. The Simpson County Circuit Court sentenced him to ten years in the custody and control of the…