Mitchell v. State

RANDOLPH, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Before the Court is a direct appeal of the conviction of Donald Mitchell for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and his habitual-offender sentence. Finding that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of Mitchell’s prior convictions for possession of marijuana and cocaine, we reverse Mitchell’s conviction, vacate his sentence, and remand for a new trial.

*733FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Detective Kevin Dear of the Jackson Police Department (“JPD”) received an anonymous call that a person known as “Black” was selling crack cocaine from a…