ROCHELL v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Arvin Dale Roehell appeals the dismissal of his complaint against the Mississippi State Parole Board (Parole Board), Governor Haley Barbour, and the Mississippi state legislators (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the State”) in which he requested the interpretation of parole statutes, claimed that these statutes were unconstitutional, and alleged that the Parole Board arbitrarily denied him parole. Roehell raises five issues on appeal for this Court’s consideration:

I. Pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 47-7-5(1) (Supp.2009), how many members…