Legal Opinion
Dana Easterling v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided November 14, 2017No. 2015–CP–01388–COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Dana Easterling's suspended sentence was revoked after he was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Easterling filed a post-conviction relief motion contending that his revocation must be set aside because the hearing was untimely. The circuit court denied the motion after an evidentiary hearing. We find no error and affirm.
DISCUSSION
¶ 2. In 2011, Easterling pled guilty to possession of cocaine. He received a fifteen-year sentence, with ten years suspended. On December 27, 2013, Easterling was arrested and charged with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Presley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
- Andres Guadalupe Villarreal v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Marshall Fisher v. Michael DrankusMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
3Cited by2 opinions
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