James Anthony Swilley v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. James Anthony Swilley was convicted of burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny. The Copiah County Circuit Court sentenced Swilley, as a habitual offender, to seven years for the burglary charge and ten years for the grand-larceny charge. The trial court ordered the sentences to be served consecutively in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Swilley filed post-trial motions, which the trial court denied.

¶ 2. Swilley is represented by the Indigent Appeals Division of the Office of State Public Defender. Swille/s appellate…