The trial court denied post-conviction relief, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. This Court granted Yeatman's petition for a writ of certiorari. Yeatman v. State, 90 So.3d 1239, 1243 (Miss.2012). Because, by statute, the fine for simple assault on a law-enforcement officer is a maximum of $1,000, the Court vacated the $5,000 fine imposed on Yeatman for that crime.
The circuit court's imposed sentence “generally will not be disturbed if found to be within the allowable statutory range.” Yeatman v. State, 90 So.3d 1239, 1245 (¶ 18) (Miss.2012). “As long as the trial judge applied the correct legal standards, this Court will not reverse a trial judge's decision unless it is manifestly in error, or is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence.”
The circuit court's imposed sentence "generally will not be disturbed if found to be within the allowable statutory range." Yeatman v. State, 90 So. 3d 1239, 1245 (¶18) (Miss. 2012). "As long as the trial judge applied the correct legal standards, this Court will not reverse a trial judge's decision unless it is manifestly in error, or is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence."