Brian Anthony Young v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶1. Brian Young appeals the Jackson County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his motion for postconviction relief (PCR). After finding that Young failed to obtain permission from the Mississippi Supreme Court for leave to proceed in the trial court pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-7 (Rev. 2015), we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of Young’s PCR motion. 1

FACTS

¶2. In April 2002, a Jackson County jury found Young guilty of murder. The trial court sentenced Young to serve a life sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections…