Ellis v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Thomas Earl Ellis was convicted of sexual battery and gratification of lust in the Circuit Court of Hinds County. He was sentenced to thirty years for sexual battery and fifteen years for gratification of lust, as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev.2007), with the sentences to be served consecutively in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). On appeal, we find no error and affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In 2008, Ellis was married to Carla, and the couple lived with Carla’s two children,…