Lawrence v. State

869 So.2d 353 (2003)

Larry Wesley LAWRENCE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 1999-CT-01101-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 19, 2003.

Appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Charles W. Maris, Jr., attorney for appellee.

CARLSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Larry Wesley Lawrence was convicted of burglary of a dwelling house and sentenced as a habitual offender to twentyfive years in prison without benefit of parole. A unanimous Court of Appeals affirmed, Lawrence v. State (Miss.Ct.App. 2001), and both Lawrence and the State sought review by this Court. We granted discretionary review by…