Brown v. State

¶ 19. While I agree with the majority’s finding that the statutory time and subsequent-writ bars prohibit granting Brown relief under Mississippi’s PCR statute, I must respectfully dissent from the majority’s gratuitous assertions in regard to Brown’s standing to file his PCR motion. I am compelled to clarify my points of concern and dissent from the standing analysis.

¶ 20. It is important to note that in the majority’s opinion, it finds Brown does not have standing to file his PCR motion.2 If a petitioner lacks standing to file a PCR motion, the circuit court and ultimately this Court…