Johnson v. State

ISHEE, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Carl Lee Johnson appeals the Coa-homa County Circuit Court’s order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus for post-conviction relief. This Court finds that Johnson’s claims are not properly before it, and his appeal must, therefore, be dismissed.

FACTS

¶ 2. Johnson was convicted in May 1995 in the Coahoma County Circuit Court on a charge of aggravated assault of a police officer. He was sentenced by a jury as a habitual offender to a term of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for parole. His…