Williams v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 1987, Antonio Williams was convicted of murder and sentenced by the Hinds County Circuit Court to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without eligibility for parole or probation. Because Williams had been previously convicted of burglary on two separate occasions, Mississippi’s habitual-offender statute was applied to his sentence. On direct appeal, Williams’s conviction was affirmed. In July 2009, Williams filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), which was denied. Aggrieved, Williams now appeals. Finding no error, we…