Saunders v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Eddie Lee Saunders was tried and convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Forrest County. Two days after the conviction, Saunders, a habitual offender, was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for probation or parole. Aggrieved, he now appeals his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Charles Harris left his cell phone lying on the counter at the Handy Pantry in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Alex Anderson picked up the phone and, in an effort to return the phone,…