MS HB72

Amends Mississippi Code Sections 99-39-5 and 99-39-27 to allow a second or successive post-conviction relief application when state law has been adopted or enacted that would have adversely affected the original conviction or sentence outcome.

Adds "or has substantially changed" to the grounds for post-conviction relief regarding statutes under which convictions were obtained, allowing challenges based on statutory changes.

Creates an exception to the three-year statute of limitations for post-conviction motions when new state law would have adversely affected the conviction or sentence outcome.

Permits the dismissal or denial of a prior post-conviction application to no longer bar a subsequent application if intervening state law changes would have affected the conviction or sentence.

Effective date: July 1, 2020.