JONES v. STATE

No. 2002-CP-01451-COA.

878 So.2d 254 (2004)

John JONES, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Jones, appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., BRIDGES, P.J., and CHANDLER, J.


KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. John Jones entered a plea of guilty to capital murder as an habitual offender on September 1, 1988. On August 7, 2001, Jones filed a motion for post-conviction relief in the Circuit Court of Tunica County. Five months later on December 26, 2001, Jones filed an amended motion. He appeals from the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief as time-barred.

¶ 2. Jones argues that his motion is not time-barred...

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