Cannon v. State

KING, P.J.,

for the court:

¶ 1. In 1965, Norman Cannon was convicted of rape by a Forrest County Circuit Court jury that also sentenced him to a term of life imprisonment. On June 14, 1999, Cannon filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief on the ground that he was not properly sentenced. Following a hearing on August 1, 2000, the petition was denied. Cannon has appealed the denial of his petition and claims that it was reversible error for the trial court to consider court documents which were not provided to him prior to rendering its decision.

FACTS

¶ 2. In preparation for filing his writ of…