Chapman v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury in the Hinds County Circuit Court found Richard Chapman guilty of rape. He later pled guilty to robbing the rape victim. Approximately twenty-four years later, Chapman sought post-conviction relief (PCR). The circuit court sum- manly dismissed his PCR motion in part because it was barred by the applicable three-year statute of limitations. On appeal, Chapman raises the following assignments of error:

I. His conviction and/or sentence were imposed in violation of the United States Constitution.

II. His due-process rights were violated.

III. The circuit court…