Legal Opinion
Elkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided June 25, 2013No. 2011-CP-01679-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Courtney Elkins appeals the summary dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) in which he claimed his parole had been unlawfully revoked. Because the record is insufficient to determine whether Elkins violated a condition of his parole, we must reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
Background
¶ 2. On February 17, 1995, Elkins pled guilty in the Sunflower County Circuit Court to murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Twelve years later, the Mississippi Parole Board granted Elkins conditional parole and allowed him to relocate to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
- Moore v. RuthMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Monroe Randle v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
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- Dwight Lott v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
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