Chapman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “It is clear that Chapman’s motion was time-barred. Under the Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act (UP-CCRA), where “no appeal is taken,” a petitioner must move for relief “within three (3) years after the time for'taking an appeal from the judgment of conviction or sentence has expired, or in case of a guilty plea, within three (3) years after entry of the judgment of conviction.” Miss.Code Ann. § 99-39-5(2) (Supp.2013). Chapman was convicted in 1982, which was before the UPCCRA was enacted on April 17, 1984. Odom v. State, 483 So.2d 343, 344 (Miss.1986). “Individuals convicted prior to April 17, 1984, ha[d] three (3) years from April 17, 1984, to file their [motion] for post[-]conviction relief.” Id. Therefore, Chapman had until April 17, 1987, to file his PCR motion. Chapman did not file his motion until well after the statute of limitations had run. Thus, Chapman’s motion is time-barred, and we find no exception to this bar applies. See Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-5 (2)(a)-(b).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 So. 3d 1170 - Richard Chapman v. State of Mississippi