Tucker v. Mississippi Department of Corrections

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Donnie Ray Tucker argues that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) illegally denied his request for a parole-eligibility date. Since the filing of this appeal, the MDOC has provided Tucker with a parole-eligibility date. Since no controversy exists, we dismiss this appeal as moot.

¶ 2. On August 3, 1989, Tucker was found guilty of murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19 (Rev. 2006). The court sentenced Tucker to serve a life sentence in the custody of the MDOC. Under Mississippi Code Annotated section 47-7-3(1) (Rev.2011), Tucker was…