Keys v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Kenneth W. Keys was eligible for parole on a life sentence but ineligible for parole on a five-year sentence for a later, simple-assault conviction. The Forrest County Circuit Court held he is not now eligible for parole on either conviction be cause he cannot begin serving the five-year sentence until he completes the life sentence. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s ruling, holding that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to consider the issue. Because the trial court did have jurisdiction, and because Keys…