Medlin v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. James Medlin was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to twenty years, with five years suspended, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Medlin filed a motion for post-conviction relief, which the trial court denied. Aggrieved, Medlin appeals, raising one issue: whether his sentence was illegal. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On October 20, 2004, Medlin was indicted by a Marshall County grand jury for the aggravated assault of Bobby Neal Mannis. The indictment listed the charging statute as…