Brown v. State

¶ 33. The majority affirms the decision of the Harrison County Circuit Court based on the majority’s judicial declaration that burglary of a dwelling in Mississippi, be it inhabited or uninhabited, is “per se” a crime of violence as a matter of law under all circumstances. With the utmost respect for the majority, I believe that this is an issue best left to the Legislature. I find myself unable to take such a giant step absent legislative determination or supreme court guidance on the subject. The outcome is the difference between serving five years in prison versus dying there.14 *1140I agree…