Desemar v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Julian R. Desemar Jr. appeals the Harrison County Circuit Court’s decision to summarily dismiss his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Having been sentenced to fifteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with ten years suspended and five years to serve, followed by five years of post-release supervision, Desemar argues that his sentence is illegal because it exceeds the fifteen-year maximum sentence for touching a child for lustful purposes. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In May 2006,…