Morris v. State

¶ 24. While I agree with the majority’s result in clearing Darrell Morris’s record of violation of his earned-release supervision (ERS), I write separately to clarify a point of concern. My concern is this Court’s review of Morris’s claim should not be a review of a circuit court’s denial of a motion for post-conviction relief; instead, it is a review of an administrative agency’s decision and should have been analyzed as such.

¶ 25. Morris was released from prison and reclassified by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to ERS status on May 22, 2007. While on ERS, he retains…