Jason Hall v. State of Mississippi

BEAM, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jason Hall appeals from the Forrest County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his petition for statutory compensation under Mississippi’s . Compensation Act for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment. We find error in the trial court’s ruling that Hall had failed to establish his innocence as required by Mississippi Code Section ll-44-7(l)(b) because the Order Passing to Inactive Files was neither a dismissal nor a nolle prosequi (“nol pross”) pursuant to Section 11 — 44—3(l)(c). Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the matter for further…