McPherson v. State

Petitioner Ronald McPherson seeks cer-tiorari review of the trial court’s order denying his motion to modify sentence as untimely. The State could not show cause why the petition shouldn’t be granted. For the following reasons, we grant Mr. McPherson’s petition.

On July 17, 2013, Mr. McPherson was found guilty on two counts of burglary of a conveyance and sentenced to five years in prison. On September 16, 2013, he gave corrections officials a motion for modification or reduction of his sentence for filing with the court. Under the “Mailbox Rule,” a document filed by a pro se inmate is timely…