Seely v. State

451 So.2d 213 (1984)

Sydney Don SEELY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 54891.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 30, 1984.

Thomas L. Kesler, Sams & Kesler, Columbus, for appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen., by Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

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

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

Appellant was convicted of forgery in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Mississippi, and sentenced as an habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated § 99-19-81 (Supp. 1983), to serve a term of fifteen years in the custody of the Department of…