Jackson v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On April 1, 2009, John Patrick Jackson pled guilty to the crime of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-139(a) (Rev.2013), with the charge being enhanced pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-152 (Rev.2013) for possession of a firearm. The Forrest' County • Circuit Court sentenced him to serve forty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), to run concurrently with the sentence in a separate charge, with twenty-three years to serve…