Opinion ID: 1834364
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Failure to inform trial court of death of Allen Murphy.

Text: The record shows that Albert, not Allen, Murphy, testified as an alibi witness at Handley's retrial. The person who expired prior to the retrial was one Fritz Allen, a man who physically resembled Handley. This argument has no merit. On the basis of the foregoing discussion, Handley has failed to meet his burden under the Strickland test and therefore, we find that this assignment has no merit. Having found no merit in any of Handley's assignments of error, the conviction of sale of a controlled substance and sentence under Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-81 are hereby affirmed. CONVICTION OF SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND SENTENCE AS AN HABITUAL OFFENDER PURSUANT TO MISS. CODE ANN. § 99-19-81 TO THIRTY (30) YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AFFIRMED. ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER, ANDERSON and BLASS, JJ., concur. ROBERTSON, SULLIVAN and PITTMAN, JJ., dissent without written opinion.