Jack Patrickson v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In this appeal, we must determine whether the trial court properly denied Jack Patrickson's request for an out-of-time appeal via a motion for postconviction relief (PCR) as time-barred. Finding no error, we affirm.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On January 18, 2012, a jury in the Rankin County Circuit Court found Patrickson guilty of sexual battery. On January 26, 2012, the trial court sentenced Patrickson to thirty years, with ten years suspended and twenty years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and five years of supervised…