James Gandy, Jr. v. State of Mississippi

ISHEE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. James Gandy Jr. was convicted in the Jones County Circuit Court of kidnap-ing in 1985 and sentenced as a habitual offender to life in prison. Almost three decades later, Gandy filed a motion for posteonviction relief (PCR) claiming he was illegally. sentenced as a habitual offender. After finding that the three-year statute of limitations on his PCR motion had expired and that there was no evidence to suggest that an exception to the statute was applicable, the circuit court denied Gandy’s motion as being time-barred. Aggrieved, Gandy appeals. Finding no error,…