Conley v. Epps

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Glen Conley was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Conley v. State, 790 So.2d 773, 779 (¶ 1) (Miss.2001). Here, he appeals the denial of a parole-eligibility date.

¶ 2. The murder for which Conley was convicted was committed on May 23, 1994. At that time, there were only two penalties for capital murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-101 (Rev.2007): death and life with the possibility of parole. Before he was convicted, section 99-19-101 was amended to include life without parole.

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