Rice v. State

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Jerry Rice, an inmate in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Sunflower County, which upheld a decision of the MDOC denying Rice trusty status.

¶ 2. Finding no reversible error in the circuit court’s order, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. In 1992, Rice was convicted of aggravated assault and was sentenced to twelve years’ confinement. The following year, pursuant to a plea agreement, he entered a guilty plea to charges of kidnap-ing and capital murder. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Rice was given a…