Marcus H. Harris v. State of Mississippi

ISHEE, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In 2010, Marcus H. Harris pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated assault in exchange for the State’s agreement to reduce his capital-murder charge to murder. In accordance with Harris’s plea agreement, the Jackson County Circuit Court sentenced him to serve a life sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (“MDOC”) for his murder conviction, and to serve twenty years for his aggravated-assault conviction. The circuit court also ordered Harris to pay a $5,000 fine for each of his convictions and all court costs. Harris filed a petition to…