Pryor v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the court:

¶ 1. On January 11, 2012, a Grenada County jury convicted Marvelle Pryor of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The circuit court sentenced Pryor, as a violent habitual offender, to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, without eligibility for parole. Pryor filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial, which the court denied. Feeling aggrieved, Pryor appeals and argues: (1) the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a JNOV or, in the alternative, a new…