Albert Lewis Watts v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Albert Lewis Watts filed a petition for post-conviction collateral relief (PCCR) in the Circuit Court of Leake County. The circuit court found it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the petition due to Watts's failure to obtain leave from the Mississippi Supreme Court to proceed in the circuit court. Because we find the circuit court had jurisdiction to consider the petition for PCCR, we reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In 2012, Watts was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender pursuant to…