Kenneth Readus v. State of Mississippi

WILSON, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Following a jury trial in the Madison County Circuit Court, Kenneth Readus was convicted of murder and aggravated assault and sentenced to life imprisonment and twenty years to run concurrently. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. Readus v. State , 997 So.2d 941 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008), cert. denied , 999 So.2d 852 (Miss. 2009).

¶ 2. Readus later filed an application in the Mississippi Supreme Court for leave to file a motion for post-conviction relief. The Supreme Court denied his application. See Readus v. State , No. 2010-M-01047 (Miss. July 21,…