ELLIS v. STATE

No. 55559.

469 So.2d 1256 (1985)

Charlie ELLIS, Jr. v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley N. Merritt, Natchez, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and PRATHER and ANDERSON, JJ.


WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Charlie Ellis, Jr. was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County of grand larceny. Ellis was sentenced as an habitual criminal to life imprisonment without parole. He appeals his conviction and sentence.

On January 1, 1982 the Jessamine Ridge Baptist Church in the Melton Community north of Fayette was broken into and two butane heaters and two collection plates or sacramental plates were taken. The following...

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