Hymes v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On July 16, 2010, Larry Hymes filed suit in the Washington County Circuit Court against the State of Mississippi (the State), alleging that he was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned and that he is entitled to compensation as a result. On October 31, 2011, after a bench trial, the circuit court determined that Hymes had not proven that he was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. Feeling aggrieved, Hymes appeals and presents several issues for review, which we have recast for clarity: (1) whether Mississippi Code Annotat*941ed section ll-44r-7(l) (Rev.2012) is…