Courtney R. Logan v. State of Mississippi

¶ 49. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion on the issue of Logan’s *1026habitual-offender status. The majority is correct that Logan’s argument is procedurally barred because he did not raise the argument before the trial court. Conner v. State, 138 So.3d 143, 150 (¶ 19) (Miss.2014). However, a defendant has a fundamental right of freedom from an illegal sentence, and this Coürt may employ plain-error review if a defendant’s substantive or fundamental rights are affected. Id. at 150-51 (¶ 19).

¶ 50., Logan argues that the State failed to prove Logan’s habitual-offender status beyond a…