WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 2000-KA-00204-COA.

794 So.2d 253 (2001)

Matt WASHINGTON a/k/a Matt D. Washington a/k/a Matt Derells Washington, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 2001.

Certiorari Denied August 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Ryan, Andre' De Gruy, Jackson, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts, for Appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., THOMAS, and LEE, JJ.


LEE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal is from the Circuit Court of Hinds County where a jury found the defendant, Matt Washington, guilty of robbery of the contents of the purse of his former live-in girlfriend, Lorraine Johnson, pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-73 (Rev.2000). He was sentenced as an habitual criminal, as defined by Miss.Code Ann. § 99-19-81 (Rev.2000), to serve a term of fifteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department...

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