Hawkins v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. David Hawkins was convicted in the Circuit Court of Leflore County of sexual battery and four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. He was sentenced to five terms of imprisonment, totaling twenty-eight years, all to be served consecutively without the benefit of parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Hawkins appeals, and as we find no reversible error, we affirm his convictions and sentences.

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