Alford v. State

656 So.2d 1186 (1995)

Michael Joe ALFORD

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 92-KA-00407-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 8, 1995.

Fred L. Cooper, Columbia, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Wayne Snuggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Ellen Y. Dale, Ridgeland, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and BANKS and SMITH, JJ.

SMITH, Justice, for the Court:

Michael Joe Alford was tried in the Circuit Court of Marion County, found guilty of burglary of an inhabited dwelling and sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved, Alford appeals…