Timothy Burns v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Copiah County grand jury indicted Timothy Burns for capital murder (Counts I and" II) in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(e) (Supp.2015); 1 rape (Count III) in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-65(4)(a) (Rev.2014); and third-degree arson (Count IV) in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-17-7 (Rev. 2014), as a habitual offender. See Miss. Code Arm. § 99-19-81 (Rev.2015).

¶ 2. On October 3,2014, Burn pled guilty to the two counts of capital murder, and the trial court sentenced Burns to serve life in the…