MYERS, J., for the court.
¶ 1. In June of 1997, Steven Riddle pled guilty in the Circuit Court of Harrison County to felony shoplifting as a habitual offender as he had five previous felony convictions. Riddle was given a suspended sentence and supervised probation neither of which is allowed for habitual offenders. Miss.Code Ann. § 44-7-33 (Supp.2001). Riddle challenges his sentencing in a post-conviction relief motion claiming that it
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