FORTSON v. HARGETT

No. 92-KP-00851-SCT.

662 So.2d 633 (1995)

O.L. FORTSON, Jr. v. Edward HARGETT, Superintendent; The Mississippi Parole Board; and State of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O.L. Fortson, Jr., Parchman, Pro Se.

Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, Jackson, Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Ass't. Attorney General, Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, C.J., and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr. and SMITH, JJ.


JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., Justice, for the Court:

On July 17, 1992, O.L. Fortson, Jr., filed in the Circuit Court of Sunflower County, Mississippi, a Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief/Motion for Reinstatement of Parole alleging unlawful and unconstitutional revocation of parole. The Circuit Court dismissed the petition as time barred. Feeling aggrieved by this decision, Fortson perfected this appeal.

Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-5(2)...

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