Hensley v. State

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On May 11, 2010, a Tishomingo County jury found Cliff Hensley (Cliff) guilty of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of Mississippi Code Sections 41-29-139 and 97-1-1. Cliff was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). In this appeal, Cliff asserts his sentence of twenty years is an improper sentence under the governing statutes.

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¶ 2. Jeff Palmer, former commander of the Stateline Narcotics Task Force, 1 was working closely with…