David Ray Adele v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A George County jury found David Ray Adele guilty of aggravated domestic assault. The George County Circuit Court sentenced Adele as a habitual offender pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-83 (Rev. 2015) to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without the possibility of parole. Adele now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a habitual offender. Adele asserts that the State failed to show evidence satisfying the requirements of the habitual-offender statute; specifically, that Adele…