McMillan v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTS

¶ 1. LaPriest Corteezes McMillan was indicted for burglary as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev.2007). He was accused of burglarizing a storage building at the Weems Mental Health Center (the Center). On October 9, 2007, a Scott County jury convicted McMillan of business burglary. McMillan was sentenced as a habitual offender to serve seven years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for parole.

¶ 2. The State presented the testimony of Michael Sanders and…