Austin v. State

914 So.2d 1281 (2005)

Jim H. AUSTIN, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2005-CP-00077-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 22, 2005.

Jim H. Austin, Appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On February 1, 1996, Jim H. Austin was indicted on a single count of rape. The indictment also alleged that Austin was a habitual offender and subject to Mississippi Code Annotated Section 99-19-81 (Rev.2000). Austin agreed to plead guilty to rape, under an agreement that dropped the habitual…