Jones v. State

523 So.2d 957 (1988)

Willie JONES

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 57314.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 6, 1988.

As Modified on Rehearing April 13, 1988.

Darnell L. Nicovich, Gulfport, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Felicia C. Adams, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ANDERSON and ZUCCARO, JJ.

ZUCCARO, Justice, for the court:

Willie Jones was indicted as an habitual offender for possessing, with intent to distribute, a controlled substance. He was convicted and sentenced to sixty (60) years without possibility of parole. From that…