Tyler Edmonds v. State of Mississippi

BEAM, JUSTICE,

DISSENTING:

¶ 32. Our principal duty as Mississippi’s court of last resort is to consider impartially the decisions-of the courts below and rule on matters through sound reasoning and common sense. This duty is especially rigid when we review those matters in light of any applicable statutes. As a remedy intended for a select few, the Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act was established to provide prompt assistance to the wrongfully eonvicted through monetary amends. In establishing the Act, oúr Legislature carved out this cause to provide adequate and prompt justice and…