Jackson v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. William C. Jackson was convicted in Clarke County Circuit Court of one count of felony escape. Prior to trial, the judge granted the prosecution’s request to try Jackson as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev.2007). As a result, he was sentenced to five years as a habitual offender in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, without the possibility of parole or probation. His sentence was ordered to run consecutively to any previously imposed sentence. The Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals represents…