Ducksworth v. State

MAXWELL, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. Michael Ducksworth’s motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) claiming an “illegal-sentence” is really a challenge to his parole-eligibility date. The Forrest County Circuit Court found Ducksworth’s motion was untimely based on the PCR statute’s three-year time-bar. We too find Ducksworth’s motion was filed too late— not because of the PCR statute’s three-year time limit but because the issue of his parole eligibility is moot.

¶2. A case is moot when a the relief sought would be of no practical benefit. By the time Ducksworth filed his motion, the Mississippi…