Legal Opinion

ALESICH v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 30, 2009No. 2008-KA-00875-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Melvin Alesich was convicted in the Harrison County Circuit Court of burglary of a dwelling. He was sentenced to twenty-five years as a habitual offender in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for parole or probation. Aggrieved, Alesich appeals asserting that jury instruction S-l improperly amended the indictment and that the jury’s verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Eva Stephens and Alesich first met at a local water slide in Gulfport,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Swington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
  4. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Winston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985

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