AS RELATED TO THE IDENTITY OF PROCEEDING IN WHICH PETITIONER WAS CONVICTED
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DEAR HONORABLE COURT,
IF IT PLEASES THE COURT, THE PETITIONER WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE COURT OF SOME IMPORTANT FACTS SURROUNDING THIS CASE THAT HE FEEL COULD BE RELEVANT TO THE COURT’S DECISION RATHER TO GRANT THIS PETITION.
THE PETITIONER WOULD LIKE THE COURT TO KNOW THAT HE DID NOT ELECT TO GO TO TRIAL, NOR DID HE WANT TO GO TO TRIAL. THE HINDS COUNTY D.A. OFFICE, WHICH ORIGINALLY REPRESENTED THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IN THIS CASE, ELECTED TO DISMISS THIS CASE ON (2) TWO DIFFERENT INSTANCES. BOTH TIMES, IT WAS DENIED BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE. THE PETITIONER AND THE PROSECUTION, BOTH FILED MOTIONS THAT THE PRESIDING JUDGE SHOULD RECUES HIMSELF; HOWEVER, THE PRESIDING JUDGE DENIED THOSE MOTIONS AS WELL. SHORTLY AFTER, THE PRESIDING JUDGE THEN RECUES THE ORIGINAL PROSECUTING OFFICE AND APPOINTED A NEW PROSECUTING OFFICE.
THE NEW PROSECUTING OFFICE ELECTED TO GO TO TRIAL, EVEN AFTER THE PETITIONER INFORM THE PROSECUTION HE TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE MARIJUANA IN QUESTION.
AT SENTENCING PETITIONER ALSO ASKED THE COURT FOR MERCY, BUT THE COURT SAID UNDER MISS. CODE ANN 99-19-81 THAT THE MARIJUANA SENTENCING HAD TO BE GIVEN OTHERWISE THE COURT WOULD HAVE BEEN VIOLATING THE LAW.
THE PETITIONER IS POSITIVE THAT THIS HONORABLE COURT IS ALSO AWARE OF THE SERIOUS EPIDEMIC THAT IS OCCURRING AROUND THE WORLD, PERTAINING TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS. ALSO, AS IT RELATES TO PRISONERS CONFINED IN SUCH SMALL CROWDED SPACES. IN MANY CASES WE CAN’T REALLY PROTECT OURSELVES FROM VIRUSES, DISEASES, OR GERMS DUE TO THE PRISON ENVIRONMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE SEEN INDIVIDUALS DIE FROM THE VIRUS AND MANY OTHER CONFINEMENT RELATED SITUATIONS SINCE MY INCARCERATION.
THE PETITIONER PRAYS THAT THIS HONORABLE COURT TAKES THIS SPECIAL NOTE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN RENDERING A DECISION TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER FOR PAROLE ELIGIBILITY SO THE PETITIONER CAN RECEIVE HIS CASE PLAN TO EARN A POSSIBLE PAROLE IN THE FUTURE.
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING,
CHRISTOPHER BUTLER
