Ross v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Warren County grand jury indicted Otis Lee Ross Sr., as a habitual offender, on one count of aggravated assault against Richard Bradford. Ross was convicted on this count by a jury in the Warren County Circuit Court. He was subsequently sentenced to serve fifteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), as a habitual offender. The circuit court denied Ross’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, alternatively, a new trial. He did not timely file a notice of appeal; however, his later motion for an…