Legal Opinion

Lavern Jeffrey Moran v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 14, 2017No. 2016-CA-00188-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, J.,

FOR'THE COURT:

¶ 1. Lavern Jeffrey Moran appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues that he should not have been sentenced as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev. 2015). Under, clear Mississippi Supreme Court precedent, Moran qualified as a habitual offender. Accordingly, we affirm.

-FACTS

¶ 2. On May 18, 2015, Moran pled guilty to two counts of burglary of a dwelling and was sentenced' to ten years on each count, with the sentences to run concurrently. The sentencing order recited that Moran pled guilty “as a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Kennedy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
  3. Lamar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  4. Miles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
  5. Kolb v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. James Mhoon v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2026

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