O'Neal v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On November 12, 2008, Joe O’Neal pleaded guilty, in Tishomingo County Circuit Court cause number CR08-103, to the aggravated assault of his mother, Barbara Ward, under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7 (Supp.2013). He was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with nineteen suspended, twelve months’ credit for time served, and five years of post-release supervision (PRS). On January 20, 2011, an MDOC field officer petitioned the trial court to terminate *355O’Neal’s PRS. The…