Brown v. State

MYERS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Mark Kee Brown was convicted in the Harrison County Circuit Court of felony escape. The circuit court sentenced Brown as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-83 (Rev.2007) to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without eligibility for probation or parole. Brown presents one issue on appeal: whether a prior conviction for “burglary of a dwelling” constitutes a “crime of violence” within the meaning of section 99-19-83.

FACTS

¶2. In July 2005, Brown was arrested by the Harrison County Sheriff’s…