Kep LaFoon v. State of Mississippi

IRVING, P.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Kep Lafoon pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and the Marshall County Circuit Court sentenced him as a habitual offender 1 to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole or early release. Lafoon filed a petition for post-conviction collateral relief (PCR), which the circuit court dismissed as time-barred. This Court affirmed the dismissal. 2 Lafoon later filed a second PCR petition, 3 asserting that the circuit court violated his constitutional right against double jeopardy. The circuit court denied this second petition. Feeling aggrieved, Lafoon now…