Loren Ross v. State of Mississippi

KITCHENS, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶1. Loren Ross was convicted of felony driving under the influence (DUI), fourth offense. The Circuit Court of Rankin County imposed the maximum sentence of ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Ross appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by not polling the jury to assure that the jurors had been unanimous in specifying the particular subsection of the DUI statute Ross had violated. He argues also that the trial court erred by sentencing him to the maximum statutory penalty instead of ordering…