Hill v. State

797 So.2d 1006 (2001)

Billy Dale HILL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2000-CP-00741-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 6, 2001.

Billy Dale Hill, Appellant, pro Se.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, Attorneys for Appellee.

District Attorney: R.K. Coleman.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., MYERS, and CHANDLER, JJ.

CHANDLER, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Billy Dale Hill pled guilty to one count of murder and one count of forcible rape on October 24, 1977, and received two consecutive life sentences for the crimes. On August 9, 1999, Hill petitioned the Calhoun County Circuit Court…