Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 24, 2014No. 2013-CP-00915-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal follows the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court’s summary dismissal of Douglas Davis’s motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Davis was originally sentenced to serve two years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) followed by five years of post-release supervision. The court subsequently revoked Davis’s post-release supervision. Davis now raises the following issues: (1) the circuit court had no authority to revoke his post-release supervision for conduct that occurred while he was on earned-release supervision (ERS), and (2)…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Wiley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Callins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Sobrado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Timothy T. Hobson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017

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