Rochester Eugene Presley v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Rochester Presley appeals the dismissal of his motion for postconviction collateral relief (PCR). The Circuit Court of Forrest County dismissed Presley’s motion after finding that Presley failed to obtain permission from the Mississippi Supreme Court to file his motion pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-7 (Supp.2014). Upon review, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of Presley’s PCR motion for lack of jurisdiction. 1

FACTS

¶ 2. On November 12, 2004, Presley pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and the trial court sentenced Presley to serve ten…