Thomas v. State

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Anthony J. Thomas was convicted of Count I, aggravated assault, in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7(2)(b) (Rev.2006), and Count II, felon in possession of a weapon, in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-87-5 (Rev.2006). Thomas was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Thomas claims that the trial court erred by (1) permitting the prosecutor to inquire into the details of Thomas’s previous conviction for…