Ross v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On May 23, 2002, Willie Ross pleaded guilty to burglary of a building. Ross filed a motion for post-conviction relief on June 1, 2005, which the circuit court dismissed. On August 22, 2006, we affirmed the circuit court’s dismissal. Ross filed a second motion for post-conviction relief on September 10, 2007, which the circuit court dismissed finding that Ross’s motion was time-barred pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-5(2) (Rev.2007) and that it did not fall under any exception enumerated in section 99-39-5(2) so as to toll the statute of…