Charlie Harris a/k/a Charlie C. Harris v. State of Mississippi

Summary

The court affirmed Harris's life sentence and the denial of his motion for reconsideration. It held that the trial court had discretion under the statutory exception permitting a milder punishment for conduct later classified as second-degree murder, but was not required to impose the newer twenty-to-forty-year sentencing range. The court further held that the trial court reconsidered the sentence, exercised that discretion, and properly maintained the life sentence.