State of Mississippi v. Joe Frank Hardin

FAIR, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In 1995, Joe Hardin was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences: In 2015, Hardin was denied parole, and the Mississippi Parole Board “set off’ 1 his case for another hearing in three years. Hardin then filed the instant motion for post-conviction relief, claiming that, under the 2014 amendments to Mississippi Code Annotated, sections 47-7-3.1 and 47-7-18(6), he is entitled to an annual hearing and a case plan to identify corrective actions he needs to take to prepare him for parole. The circuit court agreed with Hardin, and…