M.R.C.P. 15(a). "But the PCR statutes do not provide an unfettered right to present claims not alleged in the PCR motion." Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1007 (¶25) (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). Under the Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act (UPCCRA),
Miss.Code Ann. § 99–39–9 (Supp.2013).Brandon v. State, 108 So.3d 999, 1007 (¶ 25) (Miss.Ct.App.2013).¶ 2.
¶ 7. “Under [Mississippi Code Annotated] section 99–39–5(2) [ (Supp.2013) ], a movant has three years to file a PCR motion, and failure to file a PCR motion within the three years is a procedural bar.” Brandon v. State, 108 So.3d 999, 1004 (¶ 12) (Miss.Ct.App.2013). Bates filed a PCR motion on July 13, 2012, challenging his 2002 guilty pleas for automobile burglary.
2013). Brandon v. State, 108 So. 3d 999, 1007 (¶25) (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). Background
And the burden of proving that one of these exceptions applies is on the movant. Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1004 n.3 (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). In this instance, Lambert has failed to show that any exception to the three-year statute of limitations applies.
Therefore, a PCR motion filed outside the three-year period is procedurally barred. Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1004 (¶12) (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). There are exceptions to this statute of limitations, and the burden falls on the movant to prove that at least one of the exceptions is applicable.
The burden of proving that one of these exceptions applies is on the movant. Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1004 n.3 (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). ¶25.
The burden of proving that one of these exceptions applies is on the movant. Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1004 n.3 (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). ¶9.
Further, "the movant[ ] bears the burden of proving an exception applies to the UPCCRA's procedural bars." Gunn , 248 So. 3d at 942 (¶19) (citing Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1004 n.3, 1006 (¶¶12, 23) (Miss. Ct. App. 2013)).
Gunn v. State , 248 So. 3d 937, 942 (¶19) (Miss. Ct. App. 2018) (citing Brandon v. State , 108 So. 3d 999, 1004 n.3, 1006 (¶12) (Miss. Ct. App. 2013) ).