Darius Santwain Jones v. State of Mississippi

TINDELL, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A Lauderdale County grand jury indicted Darius Jones on two felony counts. Count I charged Jones with possession of methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm. See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 41-29-139 (Supp. 2012) & 41-29-152 (Rev. 2013). Count II charged possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. See Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-5 (1) (Rev. 2014). A jury acquitted Jones of Count I but convicted him of Count II. The Lauderdale County Circuit Court then sentenced Jones as a habitual offender to ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections…