ROBERTS, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. On March 31, 2009, Derrick Anthony Arnold was indicted, as a habitual offender pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Supp.2011), on two counts of the sale of marijuana in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-139(a)(1) (Supp.2011). At trial on October 5, 2009, in the Scott County Circuit Court, Arnold was absent. Trial resumed the following day, and Arnold was still absent. A jury convicted Arnold...
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