Campbell v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Clyde Campbell, pro se, files this motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), claiming the Adams County Circuit Court erred when it dismissed his PCR motion as procedurally barred by Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-5(2) (Supp.2011). Finding the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to hear Campbell’s PCR motion, we affirm the court’s dismissal on other grounds.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Campbell was found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced on July 20, 1990, to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), as a habitual…