Warden v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Forrest County Circuit Court dismissed Lonnie Lee Warden’s motion for reduction of sentence, which the trial court treated as a motion for post-conviction relief. Warden appealed the dismissal to this Court. However, Warden asserted no authority showing a basis for the trial court to grant a post-conviction reduction in sentence beyond the sentencing term of court. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of Warden’s motion for reduction of sentence.

FACTS

¶ 2. A Forrest County grand jury indicted Warden for possession of methamphetamine, a Schedule II…