Savell v. State

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. William Dewayne Saveli filed a “Petition for an Order of Disinterment for Autopsy” in the Circuit Court of Neshoba County. The circuit court treated it as a motion for post-conviction collateral relief and dismissed the motion. We find no error and affirm the dismissal.

FACTS

¶ 2. On September 25, 2004, Saveli was convicted of murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-21 (Rev. 2006). He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Saveli appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the appeal was…