Collier v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On May 5, 2008, Jimmy Collier pleaded guilty in the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court to murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On May 4, 2011, Collier filed a motion for post-conviction relief asserting he would not have pleaded *1090guilty if he had realized he was ineligible for parole. Finding it had no duty to inform Collier of his parole eligibility, the trial court dismissed Collier’s motion.

¶ 2. Collier subsequently filed a motion for reconsideration and asked the trial court to consider an…