Lonnie Sims v. State of Mississippi

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On November 17, 2006, Lonnie Sims was indicted for armed robbery in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-79 (Rev.2014). Following a trial on March 5-6, 2008, a Forrest County jury found Sims guilty of armed robbery. The trial court sentenced Sims to thirty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with five years suspended, and five years of postre-lease supervision. Sims appeals from his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. Tyler Lefan testified that he was robbed at gunpoint in…