State v. Ross

THIGPEN, Judge.

Terrance Javarr Ross (“Defendant”) appeals from judgments convicting him of attempted bribery of a juror, felony obstruction of justice, solicitation to commit bribery of a juror, and attaining the status of an habitual felon. We must determine whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction to accept Defendant’s habitual felon guilty plea because Defendant was indicted as an habitual felon before the crimes tried in the instant case had occurred. Because the habitual felon indictment was not ancillary to any offense for which Defendant was tried or convicted in the instant case,…