Eli Orr v. State of Mississippi

FAIR, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Eli Orr was indicted in 2009 on one count of the sale or transfer of cocaine and one count of possession of less than .1 gram of a controlled substance. In 2013, the State moved to amend the indictment to charge Orr as a second or subsequent offender.

¶ 2. In the middle of trial, Orr decided to plead guilty to Count I—the sale or transfer of cocaine. As part of his guilty plea, the State agreed, to retire Count II to the files. The court held a hearing on Orr’s petition to plead guilty, and Orr was sentenced to serve thirty-five years, in the custody of the…