James Lee Thomas v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In June 2008, James L. Thomas pleaded guilty to armed robbery. Thomas was sentenced to serve twenty years, with eight years to be served in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), and nine years suspended. Thomas's sentence was also conditioned on him successfully completing three years on post-release supervision (PRS); successfully completing the circuit court's community service program; and paying court costs and restitution totaling $4,699.00.

¶ 2. Thomas was released on PRS on February 19, 2015. In July 2016, the Circuit Court of…