Dobbs v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. A jury sitting before the Clay Country Circuit Court found Dennis Dobbs guilty of simple assault of a law enforcement officer. After a bifurcated hearing, the circuit court found that Dobbs qualified for enhanced sentencing as a habitual offender pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev.2007) and sentenced Dobbs to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).

¶ 2. In November 2007, Dobbs filed a motion for post-conviction relief. However, Dobbs did not file a collateral attack on his 2004 conviction. Instead,…