Wells v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. At the conclusion of his April 29, 2009, trial, Larry Press Wells was convicted in the Circuit Court of Harrison County of possession of cocaine with intent to transfer and was sentenced as a habitual offender to sixty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), without eligibility for probation or parole. Aggrieved, Wells appeals his conviction and sentence, raising nine issues:

I. Whether the circuit court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict and motion for a new trial;

II. Whether the circuit court erred by allowing…