Alexander v. State

PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In 1978, Alexander was convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Hinds County and ordered to serve a life sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. This Court subsequently affirmed the conviction and sentence in Alexander v. State, 358 So.2d 379 (Miss.1978). Alexander was paroled in August of 1984.

On September 23, 1986, Alexander was arrested and charged with simple assault. He was convicted of that charge on September 26, 1986, in the Forrest County Justice Court. Alexander was returned to Parch-man prison on…