Legal Opinion
Richard Harrison Mason v. Mississippi Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 24, 2017No. 2017–CP–00179–COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Richard Mason was convicted of sexual battery in 2005 and was sentenced to serve thirty years in prison. Mason contends that he is eligible for meritorious earned time, a conditional reduction in sentence that operates as an "incentive for offenders to achieve positive and worthwhile accomplishments for their personal benefit or the benefit of others." Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-142 (Rev. 2015). The Mississippi Department of Corrections disagreed, and after Mason brought this lawsuit, the circuit court found him ineligible as well. Because Mason is a sex offender and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Willie Earl Riley v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
- Terrence Clark v. Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
- Golden v. EppsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
- Sykes v. EppsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
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