Earl Bates v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

1. On August 25, 1995, Earl Bates was indicted for murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a felon. On November 20, 1995, the State moved to amend Bates’s indictment to charge him as a habitual offender, and the trial court issued an order granting the amendment. The State also submitted a motion to nolle prosequi the fourth count of possession of a firearm by a felon, which the trial court also granted. Bates was convicted of murder and two counts of aggravated assault on November 28, 1995.

2. On July 14, 2014, Bates filed a motion…