Fulgham v. State

KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Hillie Fulgham was convicted in the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County of burglary of a business. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to serve seven years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), without eligibility for parole, and ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $10,000. Aggrieved, Fulgham appeals his conviction and sentence, raising three issues on appeal:

I. Whether the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict;

II. Whether the trial court erred by refusing to give his defense theory jury instruction; and