Williams v. State

ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OUT OF TIME APPEAL

George A. Williams, Clarence Brown and Johnny Brown are each in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections pursuant to sentences imposed by the Circuit Court of Yazoo County, Mississippi. On November 12, 1982, this trio of petitioners filed applications for habeas corpus relief in that Court. Ten days later, on November 22, 1982, the Circuit Court entered an order summarily denying petitioners any relief. Our problem arises from the fact that no one notified petitioners that their applications had been acted upon.

On July 30, 1984,…