Shields v. State

RUSSELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Clonelle Shields appeals the Madison County Circuit Court’s judgment denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Shields argues he should not have been sentenced as a habitual offender due to the reversal of one of his prior felony convictions. However, we find that Shields had two prior felony convictions, in addition to the felony conviction that was reversed; thus, sentencing was proper under the habitual-offender statute. Therefore, we affirm the circuit court’s denial of his PCR motion.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In 1996, Shields was convicted…