Melton v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On March 2, 2011, a jury found Barry Lemax Melton guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or distribute. The Harrison County Circuit Court sentenced Melton as a habitual offender to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Melton filed a motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), which the circuit court denied. Feeling aggrieved, Melton appeals and argues that the circuit court erred in: (1) admitting evidence obtained in violation of his Fourth…