MS HB4143

Restores the right of suffrage (voting rights) to Leporion Versell of Hinds County, Mississippi

Versell was disqualified from voting due to a robbery conviction in Hinds County on July 13, 1999, with a 5-year sentence to the Mississippi Department of Corrections

Released from initial custody on February 21, 2003, and discharged on August 24, 2003; probation was later revoked resulting in a 1-year sentence on November 8, 2004

Final release occurred on July 25, 2005, with discharge on September 6, 2005

The Legislature notes Versell has since conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen in a good and lawful manner