James Ratcliff v. State of Mississippi

ISHEE, P.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. James Ratcliff pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The Forrest County Circuit Court sentenced him to thirty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with twenty-five years suspended and five years to serve. The sentencing order contained a banishment clause, as a condition of Ratcliffs suspended sentence, in which he was to “remain outside ... Forrest County, Perry County!,] and Lamar County ... for the entire period of his suspended sentence.”

¶2. After filing two unsuccessful motions for…