Handley v. State

574 So.2d 671 (1990)

James Lee HANDLEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 07-KA-58858.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 27, 1990.

Gerard F. Smith, Gulfport, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Leyser Q. Morris, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and SULLIVAN and BLASS, JJ.

DAN M. LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I

James Lee Handley was found guilty of sale of a controlled substance on June 16, 1987. The following day, June 17, 1987, he was sentenced as an habitual offender pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-81 to 30 years in the custody of the Mississippi…