Sidney Humbles v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In this appeal we must decide: (1) whether the -trial court erred when it denied Sidney Humbles’s motion to sever Count IV from Counts I—III; (2) whether the trial court erred when it declined- to dismiss the indictment due to an alleged speedy-trial violation; and (3) whether Counts II and III of the indictment were fatally-defective.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On September 18, 2011, a man assaulted and robbed' Mina Paul at Fairway Grocery, a convenience ..store owned by Mina and located in Jackson, Mississippi. Mina testified that she recognized the man as…