RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. James Michael Strickland ("Strickland") was arrested in Lowndes County, Mississippi, and charged with armed robbery of the Penny Ridge Grocery in Columbus, Mississippi. In the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Strickland was found guilty by a jury. The jury, however, could not "unanimously agree on the proper punishment." Since the jury was unable to agree unanimously on the sentence of life imprisonment, the trial judge...
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