Putnam v. Epps

MODIFIED OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING1

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. James Franklin Putnam is currently serving a federal sentence in Kentucky. Putnam also has a Mississippi sentence, resulting from a guilty plea, that is running concurrently with the federal sentence. Therefore, Mississippi has a de-tainer on Putnam. On September 21, 2005, Putnam filed a “Petition For Writ of Habeas Corpus,” challenging the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) computation of his time to serve. The Harrison County Circuit Court denied relief after finding that it lacked jurisdiction because Putnam…