Mills v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

While Corey Mills argues correctly that a person convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon may not have his or her sentence enhanced under the general habitual offender statute by proof of the same felony used to establish that the person was a “serious violent felon,” Mills is not entitled to the post-conviction relief he seeks here. Mills relinquished the right to challenge this aspect of his sentence when he pled guilty.

Background

In the fall of 2002, the State filed criminal charges against Corey Mills for (1) carrying a handgun without a…