Beals v. State

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Eddie Beals appeals the circuit court’s decision that upheld the denial of his parole eligibility. Beals argues that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) illegally determined that he would be ineligible for parole on his life sentence. Since the filing of this appeal, the MDOC has changed Beals’s classification status to reflect parole eligibility. Because no controversy exists, we dismiss this appeal as moot.

*777¶ 2. Around April 1979, Beals was found guilty of rape in Hancock County, Mississippi. The circuit court sentenced Beals to serve a life…