Nathan Sinko v. State of Mississippi

WILSON, J.,

for the Court:

¶1. In. May 2012, Nathan Sinko pled guilty to manufacturing and possessing methamphetamine. Under the statutes in effect at the time of Sinko’s plea and sentencing, his conviction for manufacturing a controlled substance other than marijuana rendered him ineligible for parole. ■ Indeed, this Court made this point clear in McGovern v. Miss. Department of Corrections, 89 So.3d 69 (Miss.Ct.App.2011)., Nonetheless, for reasons that have not been explained, prior to and continuing well after McGovern, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) classified Sinko and…