Glen Conley v. Christopher Epps

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Circuit Court of Sunflower County sentenced Glen Conley to life without parole. Conley seeks judicial review of the parole board’s refusal to give him a parole eligibility date. We hold that the parole board lacked the authority to review his sentence of life without parole. Thus, although under different reasoning, we affirm the dismissal of his claim by the Sunflower County Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. The circuit court convicted Conley of capital murder on July 3, 1998. The jury failed…