Cook v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Keith Kinard Cook pleaded guilty in the DeSoto County Circuit Court to possession of more than two grams but less than ten grams of cocaine. Cook was sentenced as a habitual offender and a repeat drug offender and ordered to serve eight years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections followed by eight years of post-release supervision. Cook filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), which the trial court denied.

¶ 2. Cook now appeals, asserting the following issues: (1) his sentence was disproportionate to the…