McPherson v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Ira D. McPherson appeals the postcon-viction court’s order summarily denying his motion seeking resentencing for a felony murder that occurred in 1994. He claims that his sentence to life imprisonment with parole eligibility after twenty-five years is cruel and unusual because he was sixteen at the time of the offense and was merely a principal to a felony murder.

The standard two-year period authorized for the filing of a postconviction motion in Mr. McPherson’s case expired many years ago. Mr. McPherson claims that he can file an untimely motion because his claim is…