Ratcliff v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 2006, James Ratcliff pleaded guilty in the Forrest County Circuit Court to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to thirty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with five years to serve and the remainder of the sentence suspended pending good behavior. Ratcliff later filed pro se motions for post-conviction relief (PCR) in the circuit court on May 22, 2007, and August 3, 2010. The circuit court denied both PCR motions for lack of merit. Ratcliff filed a third pro se PCR motion in the circuit court…