TUCKER v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 2012-CP-00989-COA.

118 So.3d 690 (2013)

Donnie Ray TUCKER a/k/a Donnie Ray Sumrall a/k/a Donnie Tucker a/k/a Donnie R. Tucker, Appellant v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donnie Ray Tucker, appellant, pro se.

James M. Norris , attorneys for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., MAXWELL, and FAIR, J.J.


GRIFFIS, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Donnie Ray Tucker argues that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) illegally denied his request for a parole-eligibility date. Since the filing of this appeal, the MDOC has provided Tucker with a parole-eligibility date. Since no controversy exists, we dismiss this appeal as moot.

¶ 2. On August 3, 1989, Tucker was found guilty of murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19 (Rev. 2006). The...

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