Carlson v. State

PRATHER, Justice,

for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal, Jerry Lynn Carlson challenges his convictions of recidivism and *658carrying a concealed weapon after conviction of a felony.

Carlson had been indicted for armed robbery and for carrying a concealed weapon after conviction of a felony. At a trial in the Harrison County Circuit Court, a jury acquitted Carlson of the armed-robbery charge but convicted him of the concealed-weapon charge. The trial judge sentenced Carlson as an habitual offender to five years’ imprisonment without possibility of parole.

This Court reverses and renders…