Moore v. State

CARLTON, J„

dissenting:

¶ 25. I dissent from the majority’s decision finding that Moore satisfied the requirements of Mississippi Code Annotated section 11-44-3 (Rev.2012) of showing grounds not inconsistent with innocence-factual or actual innocence. I submit that the statute requires factual innocence, not legal innocence. The facts of this particular case establish that Moore failed to show factual, or actual, innocence. Moore was convicted of illegally possessing hy-drocodone, a schedule II controlled substance. The undisputed facts show Moore indeed illegally possessed hydrocodone, but his…