Davis v. State

530 So.2d 694 (1988)

Eugene DAVIS

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 57732.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 17, 1988.

Jack R. Jones, III, Taylor, Jones, Alexander, Greenlee, Seale & Ryan, Southaven, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman and Mike Moore, Attys. Gen. by Deirdre D. McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and PRATHER and ZUCCARO, JJ.

ZUCCARO, Justice, for the Court:

INTRODUCTION

The appellant, Eugene Davis, was indicted as a habitual offender pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-83 (1972) on the charge of armed robbery by the DeSoto County Grand Jury.

On…