Legal Opinion

Neal v. MDOC Records Department

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 18, 2013No. 2012-CP-00772-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the court:

¶ 1. Donald Neal is currently serving two concurrent, twenty-year sentences, one of which is for armed robbery. Denied credit for earned release by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) because of his armed robbery-conviction, he appealed to the Sunflower County Circuit Court. From an adverse ruling by the circuit court, he appeals to this Court.

¶ 2. Neal’s only claim is that he is eligible for earned-release supervision under Mississippi Code Annotated sections 47-5-138 and -139 (Rev.2011 & Supp.2012), a question of law on undisputed facts.

¶ 3. Neal was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Williams v. PuckettMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
  3. Cooper v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Wilson v. PuckettMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brian Williams a/k/a Bryan Williams a/k/a Brian Andrew Williams v. State of Mississippi;Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  2. George S. Dotson, Jr. a/k/a George S. Dotson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  3. Phillips v. TurnerDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2021

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