Perry v. State

759 So.2d 1269 (2000)

Robert PERRY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 1999-CA-00609-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 30, 2000.

Leslie D. Roussell, Laurel, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE SOUTHWICK, P.J., BRIDGES, AND IRVING, JJ.

SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. In 1992 Robert Perry was convicted of murder. His conviction was affirmed by the supreme court in 1995. In 1997 he filed both in circuit court and in the supreme court an application for leave to proceed with post-conviction relief. Both…