Brown v. State

ISHEE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. In March 2012, Eddie Joseph Brown was convicted in the Harrison County Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, of possession of cocaine. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to serve thirty-two years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without eligibility for parole or probation. Brown subsequently filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial. The circuit court denied the motion. Aggrieved, Brown now appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

¶ 2. On December…