Wilde v. Mississippi Parole Board

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 1981, Arthur Wilde pled guilty to murder and two counts of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder conviction and fifteen years for the aggravated-assault convictions.

¶ 2. On February 25, 2011, Wilde filed a motion for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of Hinds County. In the motion, Wilde alleged that the Mississippi Parole Board’s denial of his parole was racially motivated and biased. Further, he claimed that the Parole Board discriminates against black inmates and gives them a longer set-off than white inmates…