King v. State

PATTERSON, Chief Justice,

For The COURT:

In the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, George King, Jr., was tried on a charge of arson, convicted and sentenced as an habitual offender to serve a term of ten (10) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without reduction, suspension or eligibility for probation or parole.

King appeals, contending that the trial court erred:

I. In overruling King’s motion to suppress a written statement given June 22, 1982;

II. In refusing Defendant’s Instructions D-l, D-1B and D-4;

III. In sentencing King as an habitual offender without allowing…