May v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On August 25, 2008, George May pleaded guilty to statutory rape. The Marion County Circuit Court sentenced May to a term of thirty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On January 27, 2012, May filed a motion requesting copies of the transcripts from his plea and sentencing hearings. The circuit court interpreted May’s motion as a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) and summarily dismissed the motion as time-barred. Feeling aggrieved, May appeals and argues that the circuit court erred in construing his motion as a PCR motion.

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