Legal Opinion

Milam v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 1991No. 89-KP-1365PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

578 So.2d 272 (1991)

Lavern MILAM

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 89-KP-1365.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 10, 1991.

Lavern Milam, pro se.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Billy L. Gore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and McRAE, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

We are asked today to construe statutes regarding an incarcerated offender's eligibility for parole. The claim requires particularly that we focus upon the Mississippi Department of Corrections' statutorily authorized "good time" program and a claim of access to its benefits by one under…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Reynolds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. McClendon v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. In Interest of TLCMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Sykes v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Reeder v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Williams v. PuckettMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Lyle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

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