Peterson v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jon Peterson was convicted of murder and arson by a Harrison County Circuit Court jury on April 19, 1996. For the murder conviction, Peterson was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). He was sentenced to three years in MDOC custody for the arson conviction, with his sentences to run consecutively.1

¶ 2. On July 8, 2011, Peterson filed a petition for parole or conditional release from prison, claiming that he has been a “model inmate” during his incarceration and that he should be eligible for parole.…