Ricky Eugene Johnson v. State of Mississippi

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. On August 1, 2013, Ricky Johnson pleaded guilty to sale of a controlled substance. The Marion County Circuit Court sentenced Johnson to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with ten years to serve and the remaining ten years under postrelease supervision.

¶ 2. On November 21, 2014, Johnson filed a motion to correct his sentence, arguing that the MDOC improperly altered his parole eligibility and denied him jail-time credits. The trial court denied this motion. Johnson then filed several more motions —…