Brown v. State

¶ 9.1 concur with the majority’s analysis that Brown is time barred from pursuing his post-conviction relief (PCR) petition under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-5 (Supp.2011) with no applicable exceptions; however, I write separately to address an unspoken concern fundamental to this Court’s authority to even address Brown’s PCR petition on appeal. My concern lies in the determination that Brown has standing to bring his PCR petition at all. Circuit Court Judge Kathy King Jackson summarily dismissed Brown’s PCR petition because it was filed more than “three (3) years after the time…