Ladnier v. State

273 So.2d 169 (1973)

Stephen A. LADNIER

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 47132.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 12, 1973.

Kenneth W. Martin, Pascagoula, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Karen Gilfoy, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

WALKER, Justice:

Stephen Ladnier was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi, on an indictment charging that he sold to Terry Bullock on March 13, 1971, one matchbox containing marijuana for the sum of $5.00 in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act of 1971. He was sentenced to serve a term of five (5) years in…