Hill v. State

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jeffrey Lance Hill was indicted by an Oktibbeha County grand jury of possession of a firearm on educational property (the campus of Mississippi State University) in violation of Mississippi Code Section 97-37-17(2) (Rev.2006). In two jury trials, Hill represented himself with the assistance and advice of court-appointed counsel. Hill’s first trial resulted in a hung jury. Hill was found guilty of the indicted offense in his second trial and was sentenced to three years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and ordered to pay a…