Waits v. State

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. David Waits was indicted by a grand jury in Hinds County, Mississippi, on one count of deliberate-design murder of Wavious McGee.1 The indictment also charged Waits with a sentence enhancement for using a firearm during the commission of a felony, pursuant to Mississippi Code Section 97-37-37 (Supp.2012). A Hinds County jury found Waits guilty of manslaughter.

¶ 2. According to the sentencing order, the trial judge sentenced Waits to twenty years imprisonment for the manslaughter conviction. Included within the sentencing order is the notation: “ENH (GUN)…