Dewayne Graham v. State of Mississippi

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On August 2, 2012, a Lauderdale County, grand jury returned a multiple-count indictment against Dewayne Graham which alleged kidnapping, forcible rape, and sexual battery. The trial court reset the trial date five times over the next sixteen months." After a two-day trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict and the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County sentenced him to thirty years’ imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections as a habitual offender. Aggrieved, Graham appeals.

*996FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The Incident

¶ 2. The victim testified…