Triplett v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On September 5, 2012, in the Lowndes County Circuit Court, Robert W. Triplett was found guilty of one count of exploitation of a child and was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). He was also ordered to pay a fine of $50,000. Triplett appeals.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On September 18, 2009, Triplett contacted the Lowndes County Sheriffs Department to report that his stepdaughter was missing. After six days of investigation, a search warrant was issued for…