Michael Brian Balle v. State of Mississippi

WILSON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A jury convicted Michael Baile of capital murder, and the circuit court sentenced him to life without parole in 2002. The facts of the crime are recounted in this Court’s opinion affirming the conviction of Balle’s co-defendant. Brink v. State, 888 So.2d 437, 441-42 (¶¶2-6) (Miss. Ct. App. 2004). 1 Baile did not file a direct appeal. Almost thirteen years later, he filed a “Habeas Corpus Motion to Correct Sentence, Vacate and/or Set Aside” in which he asserted that he is entitled to post-conviction relief (PCR) because his attorney failed to file an appeal and…